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It is a composite gridded-image derived from 8-km resolution Global SST Observations and is generated twice weekly (Tuesday and Saturday) on a global scale. SST is defined as the skin temperature of the ocean surface water. SST data supports climate research and monitoring, environmental monitoring and ocean/atmospheric models for forecasting. SST data is useful for shipping and sailing activities, commercial and recreational fishing and decision-making for fishery management and coral reef studies. completed historicalArchive NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact HTTPS NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information pointOfContact asNeeded https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/metadata/landing-page/bin/gfx?id=gov.noaa.nodc:OSDPD-SST-50km-Global Preview graphic PNG SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE theme NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS AVHRR-3 satellite sensor - general instrument NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS continuous derived products satellite data theme NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS NOAA-15 NOAA-16 NOAA-17 NOAA-18 NOAA-19 platform NODC PLATFORM NAMES THESAURUS NOAA Office of Satellite Data Processing and Distribution dataCentre NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS NOAA Office of Satellite Data Processing and Distribution dataCentre NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS World-Wide Distribution place NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS oceanography satelliteObservation theme WMO_CategoryCode 2012-09-15 publication DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NODC > National Oceanographic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/OSPO > Office of Satellite and Product Operations, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce dataCentre Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords 2025 revision 22 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Greenbelt MD https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords HTTPS GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. 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Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian 50 km dataResolution Spatial Resolution Level 4 product Processing Level accessLevel: Public otherRestrictions Cite as: NOAA/NESDIS Office of Satellite Data Processing and Distribution (1998). NESDIS Global 50-km twice weekly sea surface temperature (SST) product, 2001 to 2016. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/OSDPD-SST-50km-Global. Accessed [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. 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NOAA KML User's Guide with NOAA-N, N Prime and MetOp Supplements 2014-08 publication August 2014 https://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/satellite/publications/podguides/N-15%20thru%20N-19/ HTTPS POD Guides: N-15 thru N-19 Section 9.5 CoastWatch Products information Robel, Jeffrey US National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov HTTPS US National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) website Institution web page information editor Graumann, Axel US National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov HTTPS US National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) website Institution web page information editor US National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov HTTPS US National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) website Institution web page information publisher documentDigital [accessed 2019-11-30] crossReference userGuide Global operational sea surface temperature and aerosol products from AVHRR: Current status, diagnostics, and potential enhancements 2004-09-20 publication https://ams.confex.com/ams/pdfpapers/78049.pdf HTTPS Global operational sea surface temperature and aerosol products from AVHRR: Current status, diagnostics, and potential enhancements journal article information Ignatov, Alexander NOAA/NESDIS/ORA author Sapper, John NOAA/NESDIS/OSDPD author Laszlo, Istvan NOAA/NESDIS/ORA author Nalli, Nicholas NOAA/NESDIS/ORA author Harris, Andrew NOAA/NESDIS/ORA author Pichel, William NOAA/NESDIS/ORA author Strong, Alan E. NOAA/NESDIS/ORA author Bayler, Eric NOAA/NESDIS/ORA author Li, Xiaofeng NOAA/NESDIS/ORA author Maturi, Eileen NOAA/NESDIS/ORA author documentDigital 13th AMS Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography crossReference sciencePaper eng; USA utf8 environment oceans -180 180 -70 70 2001-01-02 2016-04-16 NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information +1-301-713-3277 ncei.info@noaa.gov pointOfContact In most cases, electronic downloads of the data are free. However, fees may apply for custom orders, data certifications, copies of analog materials, and data distribution on physical media. Contact NCEI for other distribution options and instructions. netCDF-3 CF-1.6 GIF https://www.class.noaa.gov/saa/products/search?sub_id=0&datatype_family=SST50 HTTP Web browser Order These data are available through NOAA's Comprehensive Large Array-data Stewardship System (CLASS). Use the CLASS web interface to search for and order data by temporal, spatial and and other product-specific criteria. You may also create a subscription to order data on a regular basis. order https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/OSDPD-SST-50km-Global HTTPS Web browser NCEI Dataset Landing Page Navigate directly to the URL for a descriptive web page with download links. information FGDC Attribute Accuracy Report Sea surface temperature is accurate within 0.5 degrees Celsius. FGDC Logical Consistency Report Historical Record of Significant Events Affecting the SST, Radiation Budget, and Aerosol Products Produced from TIROS-N series AVHRR Data from POD Guide at http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/pod-guide/ncdc/docs/podug/html/e/app-e.htm FGDC Completeness Report Historical Record of Significant Events Affecting the SST, Radiation Budget, and Aerosol Products Produced from TIROS-N series AVHRR Data from POD Guide at http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/pod-guide/ncdc/docs/podug/html/e/app-e.htm FGDC Horizontal Positional Accuracy Report The SST retrievals used as input for these analyses have a nominal positional accuracy of about 4km. FGDC Vertical Positional Accuracy Report dataset gov.noaa.class:SST50 grid qualityInformation Age_Recent_Observation Real Age of Most Recent Observation - The age, in hours from the time of last analysis, of the most recent observation used to determine the new temperature for a grid intersection. 255 0 1 grid qualityInformation Number_Observations Real Number of Observations - The total number of current observations used in the analysis of the new temperature for the grid intersection. 255 0 1 grid qualityInformation Reliability Real New reliability associated with the new temperature, based on the previous reliability combined with the weighted reliability of all observations used in the last analysis. 32767 0 1 grid qualityInformation Class_1_Coverage Real Class 1 Temporal Coverage - Set of bits (0-15) of which bit 1 is set to 1 for each analysis which included observations with a reliability greater than or equal to a specific minimum reliability considered as class 1. Bit 0 always remains a 0, and all bits are shifted right during each analysis leaving bit 1 a 0 when no class 1 reliability observations are used for a grid intersection. 1 0 1 The 8-km resolution SST observations (SSTOBS) are analyzed and processed to level 3 gridded products. These SST fields are generated by analyzing all the SST observations collected from the time of the last analysis to the time of the current analysis. The gridding or analysis process is a weighted average of all the SST retrievals in a search area about the gridpoint. The search area is dependent on the grid spacing of the analysis and the SST gradient at the gridpoint. The retrievals are spatially weighted by the inverse square of the distance from the gridpoint. There is no temporal weighting. John F. Sapper DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/OSDPD > Office of Satellite Data Processing and Distribution, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce physical scientist (301) 763-8142 x 103 World Weather Building, Room 510, 5200 Auth Road Camp Springs MD 20746 USA John.Sapper@noaa.gov processor Level 2 sea surface temperature observations from which the Level 3 SST gridded products are created. The NESDIS and Navy retrieval archive cartridges contain eight days of 8-km resolution SST observations from a current operational NOAA polar orbiter. Sea Surface Temperature Observations (SSTOBS)/SST Retrievals publication gov.noaa.ngdc.fgdccitation:30094 DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/OSDPD > Office of Satellite Data Processing and Distribution, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce 301-817-4435 301-457-5184 NOAA NESDIS OSDPD E/SP, RM 1069, FB4 5200 Auth Road Suitland MD 20746-4304 USA nesdis.osdpd.web.admins@noaa.gov originator 50 km (0.5 degree) gridded SST product is generated twice a week for regions, archived by NODC, and distributed through CLASS. Sea Surface Temperature (50 KM) 1974-03-01 publication gov.noaa.ngdc.fgdccitation:7794 DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/OSDPD > Office of Satellite Data Processing and Distribution, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce 301-817-4435 301-457-5184 NOAA NESDIS OSDPD E/SP, RM 1069, FB4 5200 Auth Road Suitland MD 20746-4304 USA nesdis.osdpd.web.admins@noaa.gov originator 1974-03-01 dataset 19781013 POES > Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellites Mission Start 1978-10-13T00:00:00 Mission Completion TIROS-N launched. Instruments: AVHRR and TOVS. 1978-10-13T00:00:00 TIROS-N began operations 1978-10-19T00:00:00 TIROS-N ended operations 1980-01-30T00:00:00 NOAA-6 launched. 1979-06-27T00:00:00 NOAA-6 ended operations 1986-11-16T00:00:00 NOAA-7 launched 1981-06-23T00:00:00 NOAA 7 began operations 1981-08-19T00:00:00 NOAA-7 ended operations 1986-06-07T00:00:00 NOAA-8 (NOAA-E) launched. 1983-03-28T00:00:00 NOAA-8 began operations 1983-06-20T00:00:00 NOAA-8 ended operations 1985-10-31T00:00:00 NOAA-9 (NOAA-F) launched. 1984-12-12T00:00:00 NOAA-9 began operations 1985-02-25T00:00:00 NOAA-9 ended operations 1988-11-07T00:00:00 NOAA-10 (NOAA-G) launched. 1986-09-17T00:00:00 NOAA-10 began operations 1986-11-17T00:00:00 NOAA-10 ended operations 1991-09-16T00:00:00 NOAA-11 (NOAA-H) launched. 1988-09-24T00:00:00 NOAA-11 began operations 1988-11-08T00:00:00 NOAA-11 ended operations 1995-04-11T00:00:00 NOAA-12 (NOAA-D) launched and began operations. Instruments: AVHRR/2, DCS/2, HIRS/2, MSU, SEM (POES)/2. 1991-05-14T00:00:00 NOAA-12 ended operations. 1998-12-14T00:00:00 NOAA-12 decommissioned. 2007-08-10T00:00:00 NOAA-13 (NOAA-I) launched and began operations. 1993-08-09T00:00:00 NOAA-13 ended operations. 1993-08-21T00:00:00 NOAA-14 (NOAA-J) launched. Instruments: AVHRR/2, DCS/2, HIRS/2, MSU, SARSAT, SBUV/2, SEM/1 and SSU. 1994-12-30T00:00:00 NOAA-14 began operations. 1995-04-11T00:00:00 NOAA-14 decommissioned. 2007-05-23T00:00:00 NOAA-15 (NOAA-K) launched. Instruments: AMSU-A1, AMSU-A2, AMSU-B, AVHRR/3, DCS/2, HIRS/3, SARSAT and SEM/2. 1998-05-13T00:00:00 NOAA-15 began operations. 1998-12-15T00:00:00 NOAA-16 (NOAA-L) launched. Instruments: AMSU-A1, AMSU-A2, AMSU-B, AVHRR/3, HIRS/3, SARSAT, SBUV/2 and SEM/2. 2000-09-21T00:00:00 NOAA-16 began operations. 2001-03-20T00:00:00 NOAA-17 (NOAA-M) launched. Instruments: AMSU-A1, AMSU-A2, AMSU-B, AVHRR/3, DCS/2, HIRS/3, SARSAT, SBUV/2 and SEM/2. 2002-06-24T00:00:00 NOAA-17 began operations. 2002-10-15T00:00:00 NOAA-18 (NOAA-N) launched. Instruments: AMSU-A1, AMSU-A2, AVHRR/3, DCS/2, HIRS/4, MHS, SARSAT, SBUV/2 and SEM/2. 2005-05-20T00:00:00 NOAA-18 began operations. 2005-08-30T00:00:00 METOP-A launched. Instruments: A-DCS, AMSU-A, ASCAT, AVHRR/3, GOME-2, GRAS, HIRS/4, IASI, MHS, SARP-3, SARR and SEM-2. 2006-10-19T00:00:00 METOP-A operational. 2007-05-21T00:00:00 NOAA-19 (NOAA-N Prime) launched. Instruments: A-DCS, AMSU-A1, AMSU-A2, AVHRR/3, DDR, HIRS/4, MHS, SAR, SBUV/2, SEM-2 2009-02-06T00:00:00 NOAA-19 operational 2009-06-02T00:00:00 repository NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information NOAA created the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) by merging NOAA's National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC), and National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC), including the National Coastal Data Development Center (NCDDC), per the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, Public Law 113-235. NCEI launched publicly on April 22, 2015. 2015-04-22T00:00:00 asNeeded Metadata are developed, maintained and distributed by NCEI. Updates are performed as needed to maintain currentness. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information custodian AVHRR-3 AVHRR-3 Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer-3 The AVHRR-3 is a six channel scanning radiometer providing 3 solar channels in the visible-near infrared region and 3 thermal infrared channels. The AVHRR-3 has two one-micrometer wide channels between 10.3 and 12.5 micrometers. This latest version of AVHRR was first carried on NOAA-15 launched in May 1998 and subsequently in all current NOAA and MetOp platforms. Measuring the same view, this array of diverse wavelengths, after processing, permits multi spectral analysis for more precisely defining hydrologic, oceanographic, and meteorological parameters. Comparison of data from two channels is often used to observe features or measure various environmental parameters. The three channels operating entirely within the infrared band are used to detect the heat radiation from and hence, the temperature of land, water, sea surfaces, and the clouds above them. Additional Information: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/pod-guide/ncdc/docs/klm/html/c3/sec3-1.htm satellite sensor - general satellite sensor - general A generic class used for unknown satellite sensor type, or datasets consisting of blended, merged, or otherwise mixed observations from multiple satellite sensor types NOAA-15 Updated information from ICES for the platform NOAA-15 from United States. Code 334W Name NOAA-15 Country(s) US: UNITED STATES Platform Class 65: Orbiting satellite https://www.wmo-sat.info/oscar/satellites/view/337 First flight unit of NOAA 5th generation / Polar Operational Environmental Satellites All known Instruments flying on NOAA-15 AMSU-A - Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit - A AMSU-B - Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit - B AVHRR/3 - Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer / 3 HIRS/3 - High-resolution Infra Red Sounder / 3 S&RSAT - Search & Rescue Satellite-Aided Tracking System DCS/2 - Data Collection System / 2 (also called "Argos-2") SEM/MEPED - SEM / Medium energy proton detector SEM/TED - SEM / Total Energy Detector Confirmed by NOAA on 2018-07-17. NOAA-16 Updated information from ICES for the platform NOAA-16 from United States. Name NOAA-16 Country(s) US: UNITED STATES Platform Class 65: Orbiting satellite Native Name Synonyms Call Sign MMSI IMO Pennant Title Commissioned Date 2000 Decommissioned Date 2014 Notes Polar-orbiting environmental satellite launched September 2000. The NODC has archived AVHRR SST data collected from this platform as part of the Pathfinder project. Instruments: AVHRR/3 et al Information Source (URL) https://www.wmo-sat.info/oscar/satellites/view/338 Confirmed by NOAA on 2018-07-17. NOAA-17 Updated information from ICES for the platform NOAA-17 from United States. Name NOAA-17 Country(s) US: UNITED STATES Platform Class 65: Orbiting satellite Native Name Synonyms Call Sign MMSI IMO Pennant Title Commissioned Date 2002 Decommissioned Date 2013 Notes Polar-orbiting environmental satellite launched June 2002. The NODC has archived AVHRR SST data collected from this platform as part of the Pathfinder project. Instruments: AVHRR/3 et al Information source (URL) https://www.wmo-sat.info/oscar/satellites/view/339 Confirmed by NOAA on 2018-07-17. NOAA-18 Updated information from ICES for the platform NOAA-18 from United States. Name NOAA-18 Country(s) US: UNITED STATES Platform Class 65: Orbiting satellite Native Name Synonyms Call Sign MMSI IMO Pennant Title Commissioned Date 2005 Decommissioned Date 2016 Notes Polar-orbiting environmental satellite launched May 2005 as NOAA-N. The NODC has archived AVHRR SST data collected from this platform as part of the Pathfinder project. Instruments: AVHRR/3 et al Information source (URL) https://www.wmo-sat.info/oscar/satellites/view/340 Confirmed by NOAA on 2018-07-17. NOAA-19 Updated information from ICES for the platform NOAA-15 from United States. Name NOAA-19 Country(s) US: UNITED STATES Platform Class 65: Orbiting satellite Native Name Synonyms Call Sign MMSI IMO Pennant Title Commissioned Date 2009 Decommissioned Date 2016 Notes Polar-orbiting environmental satellite launched February 2009 as NOAA-N Prime. The NODC has archived AVHRR SST data collected from this platform as part of the Group for High Resolution Sea Surface Temperature (GHRSST) Project. Additional information: Main body: 4.2m (13.75 ft) long, 1.88m (6.2 ft) diameter Solar array: 2.73m (8.96 ft) by 6.14m (20.16 ft) Weight at Liftoff: 1419.8 kg (3130 pounds) including 4.1 kg of gaseous nitrogen Launch Vehicle: Delta-II 7320-10 Space Launch Vehicle Launch Date: February 06, 2009 Vandenburg Air Force Base, CA Orbital information: Type: sun synchronous Altitude: 870 km Period: 102.14 minutes Inclination: 98.730 degrees Sensors: Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR/3) Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit-A (AMSU-A) Microwave Humidity Sounder (MHS) High Resolution Infrared Radiation Sounder (HIRS/4) Solar Backscatter Ultraviolet Spectral radiometer (SBUV/2) Space Environment Monitor (SEM/2) Search and Rescue (SAR) Repeater and Processor Advance Data Collection System (ADCS) Information source (URL) https://www.wmo-sat.info/oscar/satellites/view/341 http://noaasis.noaa.gov/NOAASIS/ml/genlsatl.html Confirmed by NOAA on 2018-07-17.