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    • SST, Pathfinder Ver 5.2 (L3C), Night, Global, 0.0417°, 1981-2012, Science Quality (8 Day Composite)

    Metadata Updated: June 10, 2023

    This dataset contains sea surface temperature (SST) data produced as part of the Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) Pathfinder SST Project, created using Version 5.2 of the Pathfinder algorithm and the dataset. Multi-day composites and composites of day and night datasets were generated by the Environmental Research Division (NOAA/NMFS/SWFSC/ERD).

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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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    Dates

    Metadata Date August 29, 2022
    Metadata Created Date December 19, 2020
    Metadata Updated Date June 10, 2023
    Reference Date(s) April 5, 2017 (creation)
    Frequency Of Update

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from Pacific Fisheries Environmental Laboratory

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    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Date August 29, 2022
    Metadata Created Date December 19, 2020
    Metadata Updated Date June 10, 2023
    Reference Date(s) April 5, 2017 (creation)
    Responsible Party NOAA NMFS SWFSC ERD (Point of Contact)
    Contact Email
    Guid erdPH2sstn8day
    Access Constraints
    Bbox East Long 179.9792
    Bbox North Lat 89.97918
    Bbox South Lat -89.97916
    Bbox West Long -179.9792
    Coupled Resource [{"title": [], "href": ["#DataIdentification"], "uuid": []}, {"title": [], "href": ["#DataIdentification"], "uuid": []}, {"title": [], "href": ["#DataIdentification"], "uuid": []}]
    Frequency Of Update
    Harvest Object Id 799175e5-e414-41d4-8c0a-728b5f5ae568
    Harvest Source Id 817069b7-5f4e-4664-9e6b-615af3dfcf2d
    Harvest Source Title Pacific Fisheries Environmental Laboratory
    Licence
    Lineage 2014-02-11 The entire Pathfinder Version 5.2 dataset (daily daytime and nighttime files) was downloaded from https://data.nodc.noaa.gov/pathfinder/Version5.2 to NOAA NMFS SWFSC ERD. 2017-04-05 Multi-day composites were created by averaging, pixel by pixel, data from the daily files.
    Metadata Language eng
    Metadata Type geospatial
    Old Spatial {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[-179.9792, -89.97916], [179.9792, -89.97916], [179.9792, 89.97918], [-179.9792, 89.97918], [-179.9792, -89.97916]]]}
    Progress
    Spatial Data Service Type ERDDAP griddap
    Spatial Reference System
    Spatial Harvester True
    Temporal Extent Begin 1981-11-04T00:00:00Z
    Temporal Extent End 2012-12-28T00:00:00Z

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