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    • SST, Blended, Global, 2002-2014, EXPERIMENTAL (5 Day Composite)

    Metadata Updated: June 10, 2023

    NOAA OceanWatch provides a blended sea surface temperature (SST) products derived from both microwave and infrared sensors carried on multiple platforms. The microwave instruments can measure ocean temperatures even in the presence of clouds, though the resolution is a bit coarse when considering features typical of the coastal environment. These are complemented by the relatively fine measurements of infrared sensors. The blended data are provided at moderate spatial resolution (0.1 degrees) for the Global Ocean. Measurements are gathered by Japan's Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer (AMSR-E) instrument, a passive radiance sensor carried aboard NASA's Aqua spacecraft, NOAA's Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer, NOAA GOES Imager, and NASA's Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MODIS). THIS IS AN EXPERIMENTAL PRODUCT: intended strictly for scientific evaluation by professional marine scientists.

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    Dates

    Metadata Date August 28, 2022
    Metadata Created Date November 12, 2020
    Metadata Updated Date June 10, 2023
    Reference Date(s) March 8, 2014 (creation), March 8, 2014 (issued)
    Frequency Of Update

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from Pacific Fisheries Environmental Laboratory

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    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Date August 28, 2022
    Metadata Created Date November 12, 2020
    Metadata Updated Date June 10, 2023
    Reference Date(s) March 8, 2014 (creation), March 8, 2014 (issued)
    Responsible Party NOAA NMFS SWFSC ERD (Point of Contact)
    Contact Email
    Guid erdBAssta5day
    Access Constraints
    Bbox East Long 180.0
    Bbox North Lat 75.0
    Bbox South Lat -75.0
    Bbox West Long -180.0
    Coupled Resource [{"title": [], "href": ["#DataIdentification"], "uuid": []}, {"title": [], "href": ["#DataIdentification"], "uuid": []}]
    Frequency Of Update
    Harvest Object Id 8603ae70-2a7a-44d6-8031-9545f09bdb99
    Harvest Source Id 817069b7-5f4e-4664-9e6b-615af3dfcf2d
    Harvest Source Title Pacific Fisheries Environmental Laboratory
    Licence
    Lineage Remote Sensing Systems Inc, JAXA, NASA, OSDPD, CoastWatch 2014-03-08T23:30:04Z NOAA CoastWatch (West Coast Node) and NOAA SFSC ERD
    Metadata Language eng
    Metadata Type geospatial
    Old Spatial {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[-180.0, -75.0], [180.0, -75.0], [180.0, 75.0], [-180.0, 75.0], [-180.0, -75.0]]]}
    Progress
    Spatial Data Service Type ERDDAP griddap
    Spatial Reference System
    Spatial Harvester True
    Temporal Extent Begin 2002-07-06T12:00:00Z
    Temporal Extent End 2014-03-05T12:00:00Z

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