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    • NOAA Climate Data Record (CDR) of Sea Surface Temperature - WHOI, Version 2

    Metadata Updated: December 12, 2025

    The Sea Surface Temperature - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) Climate Data Record (CDR) is one of three CDRs which combine to form the NOAA Ocean Surface Bundle (OSB) CDR. The resultant sea surface temperature (SST) data are produced through modeling the diurnal variability in combination with Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) SST observations. The final record is output to a 3-hourly 0.25-degree resolution grid over the global ice-free oceans from January 1988 to August 2021.

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    License: No license information was provided. If this work was prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties it is considered a U.S. Government Work.

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    Metadata Date June 18, 2025
    Metadata Created Date December 12, 2025
    Metadata Updated Date December 12, 2025
    Reference Date(s) September 30, 2016 (publication), September 9, 2016 (creation)
    Frequency Of Update notPlanned

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    Harvested from ncdc

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    NOAA CDR of Sea Surface Temperature from WHOI

    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Date June 18, 2025
    Metadata Created Date December 12, 2025
    Metadata Updated Date December 12, 2025
    Reference Date(s) September 30, 2016 (publication), September 9, 2016 (creation)
    Responsible Party NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Point of Contact)
    Contact Email
    Guid gov.noaa.ncdc:C00972
    Access Constraints Cite as: Clayson, Carol Anne; Brown, Jeremiah; and NOAA CDR Program (2016). NOAA Climate Data Record (CDR) of Sea Surface Temperature - WHOI, Version 2. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.7289/V5FB510W [access date]., Distribution liability: NOAA and NCEI make no warranty, expressed or implied, regarding these data, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NOAA and NCEI cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in these data. If appropriate, NCEI can only certify that the data it distributes are an authentic copy of the records that were accepted for inclusion in the NCEI archives., Use liability: NOAA and NCEI cannot provide any warranty as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of furnished data. Users assume responsibility to determine the usability of these data. The user is responsible for the results of any application of this data for other than its intended purpose., See the Use Agreement for this CDR available on the CDR page
    Bbox East Long 180.0
    Bbox North Lat 90.0
    Bbox South Lat -90.0
    Bbox West Long -180.0
    Coupled Resource
    Frequency Of Update notPlanned
    Graphic Preview Description NOAA CDR of Sea Surface Temperature from WHOI
    Graphic Preview File https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/metadata/images/C00972.png
    Graphic Preview Type PNG
    Harvest Object Id b6c214ea-409e-4422-b531-d198b4e77ca0
    Harvest Source Id 2cb3ef77-1683-4c2a-9119-dc65e50917c6
    Harvest Source Title ncdc
    Licence Estimations of the humidity and temperature gradients may be underestimated in very extreme conditions. Flux calculations may also be in error during very high winds due to errors in the bulk flux model. Flags indicate whether the values are the retrieved value or an interpolated value. For a complete description of use limitations for this CDR, see Section 6, Assumptions and Limitations, in the respective Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document.
    Lineage The data were produced by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and are archived at the NOAA National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). Updates to extend this CDR data set to the present are anticipated, pending adequate funding. For more information, see associated processing documentation.
    Metadata Language eng; USA
    Metadata Type geospatial
    Old Spatial {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[-180.0, -90.0], [180.0, -90.0], [180.0, 90.0], [-180.0, 90.0], [-180.0, -90.0]]]}
    Progress
    Spatial Data Service Type
    Spatial Reference System
    Spatial Harvester True
    Temporal Extent Begin 1988-01-01
    Temporal Extent End 2021-08-31

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