gov.noaa.nodc:0185742 eng utf8 dataset NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact HTTPS NOAA Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information custodian 2026-07-02T13:10:16Z ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) Climatology for NOAA Coral Reef Watch (CRW) Daily Global 5km Satellite Coral Bleaching Heat Stress Monitoring Product Suite Version 3.1 for 1985-01-01 to 2012-12-31 (NCEI Accession 0185742) 2019-03-12 publication 2019-02-21 creation NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information gov.noaa.nodc:0185742 NCEI Archive Management System 0185742 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 publisher Gang Liu NOAA Center for Satellite Applications and Research (STAR) Gang.Liu@noaa.gov https://www.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA Center for Satellite Applications and Research (STAR) website Institution web page information resourceProvider NOAA Center for Satellite Applications and Research (STAR) https://www.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA Center for Satellite Applications and Research (STAR) website Institution web page information resourceProvider Skirving, William J. ReefSense Pty Ltd author Marsh, Benjamin L. author Liu, Gang NOAA Center for Satellite Applications and Research https://www.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA Center for Satellite Applications and Research (STAR) website Institution web page information author De La Cour, Jacqueline L. author Heron, Scott F. author Geiger, Erick F. author Eakin, C. Mark National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration https://www.noaa.gov/ HTTPS National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) website Institution web page information author Gang Liu NOAA Center for Satellite Applications and Research (STAR) https://www.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA Center for Satellite Applications and Research (STAR) website Institution web page information pointOfContact NOAA Center for Satellite Applications and Research (STAR) https://www.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA Center for Satellite Applications and Research (STAR) website Institution web page information contributor tableDigital This package contains a set of 12 monthly mean (MM) climatologies, one for each calendar month, and the maximum monthly mean (MMM) climatology. Each climatology has global coverage at 0.05-degree (5km) spatial resolution. The climatologies were derived from NOAA Coral Reef Watch's (CRW) CoralTemp Version 1.0 product and are based on the 1985-2012 time period of the CoralTemp data. They are used in deriving CRW's Daily Global 5km Satellite Coral Bleaching Heat Stress Monitoring Product Suite Version 3.1. MMs are used to derive the SST Anomaly product, and the MMM is used to derive CRW's Coral Bleaching HotSpot, Degree Heating Week, and Bleaching Alert Area products. The NOAA Coral Reef Watch (CRW) program bases the majority of its coral bleaching heat stress monitoring products on sea surface temperature (SST) anomalies. An SST climatology is required to generate any SST anomaly product. CoralTemp was designed specifically for this purpose. It is currently the only 5km (0.05 degree) spatial resolution, daily, foundation SST satellite product that is fully consistent from 1985 to the present. This means that any climatology derived from CoralTemp data will be compatible with near real-time SST input data. Hence CoralTemp can be used to produce more reliable SST anomaly products, such as Coral Reef Watch's daily global 5km SST Anomaly, Coral Bleaching HotSpot, and Degree Heating Week products. This is the first time since its inception that Coral Reef Watch has been able to produce anomaly products with climatologies that are directly related to the near real-time data, thereby enhancing the performance and accuracy of its coral bleaching heat stress monitoring products. 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:0185742 Preview graphic PNG 0185742 NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER 2019-02-06 publication SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE WATER TEMPERATURE theme NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS AATSR ABI AHI ATSR-1 ATSR-2 AVHRR AVHRR-2 AVHRR-3 GOES Imager JAMI MTSAT 2 Imager SEVIRI surface seawater intake VIIRS instrument NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS satellite data theme NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS drifting buoy GOES-10 GOES-11 GOES-12 GOES-13 GOES-14 GOES-15 GOES-16 GOES-8 GOES-9 Himawari-8 Meteosat-10 (MSG3, Third METEOSAT Second Generation Satellite) Meteosat-11 (MSG4) Meteosat-8 (MSG-1) Meteosat-9 (MSG-2) MetOp-A MetOp-B (Meteorological Operational satellite-B) moored buoys MTSAT-1R (Himawari 6) MTSAT-2 (Himawari 7) NOAA-11 NOAA-12 NOAA-14 NOAA-15 NOAA-16 NOAA-17 NOAA-18 NOAA-19 NOAA-9 SNPP TOGA-TAO BUOYS platform NODC PLATFORM NAMES THESAURUS NOAA Center for Satellite Applications and Research dataCentre NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS NOAA Center for Satellite Applications and Research dataCentre NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP) Coral Reef Watch (CRW) project NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS World-Wide Distribution place NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS oceanography theme WMO_CategoryCode 2012-09-15 publication DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/STAR > Center for Satellite Applications and Research, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce dataCentre Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords 2026 revision 24 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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GCMD Keywords, Version 21. 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 accessLevel: public otherRestrictions Cite as: Skirving, William J.; Marsh, Benjamin L.; Liu, Gang; De La Cour, Jacqueline L.; Heron, Scott F.; Geiger, Erick F.; Eakin, C. Mark (2019). Climatology for NOAA Coral Reef Watch (CRW) Daily Global 5km Satellite Coral Bleaching Heat Stress Monitoring Product Suite Version 3.1 for 1985-01-01 to 2012-12-31 (NCEI Accession 0185742). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0185742. Accessed [date]. 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When using these data and products, credit and courtesy should be given to "NOAA Coral Reef Watch". Please include the appropriate DOI associated with this dataset in the citation. For more information, visit the NOAA Coral Reef Watch website: https://coralreefwatch.noaa.gov. Daily 5km Satellite Coral Bleaching Heat Stress Monitoring 2018-02-12 publication https://www.coralreefwatch.noaa.gov/satellite/bleaching5km/ HTTPS Daily 5km Satellite Coral Bleaching Heat Stress Monitoring Project website information NOAA Coral Reef Watch author documentDigital crossReference collection Heron, S. F., Liu, G., Eakin, C. M. (Carlon Mark), Skirving, William J. (William John), Muller-Karger, F. E., Vega-Rodriguez, M., De La Cour, J. L., Burgess, T. F. R., Strong, Alan E. (Alan Earl), Geiger, E. F., Guild, L. S., & Lynds, Susan, (20 C.E.). Climatology development for NOAA Coral Reef Watch's 5-km product suite. U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service. https://doi.org/10.7289/v59c6vbs 7289 publication International DOI Foundation (IDF) https://doi.org/10.7289/v59c6vbs https://doi.org/10.7289/v59c6vbs HTTPS https://doi.org/10.7289/v59c6vbs related journal article information Heron, Scott Fraser author Liu, Gang author Eakin, C. M. author Skirving, William J. author Muller-Karger, Frank E. author Vega-Rodriguez, Maria author De La Cour, Jacqueline L. author Burgess, Timothy F. R. author Strong, Alan E. author Geiger, Eric F. author Guild, Liane S. author Lynds, Susan, author U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service publisher documentDigital U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service crossReference sciencePaper Liu, G., Heron, S., Eakin, C., Muller-Karger, F., Vega-Rodriguez, M., Guild, L., De La Cour, J., Geiger, E., Skirving, W., Burgess, T., Strong, A., Harris, A., Maturi, E., Ignatov, A., Sapper, J., Li, J., & Lynds, S. (2014). Reef-Scale Thermal Stress Monitoring of Coral Ecosystems: New 5-km Global Products from NOAA Coral Reef Watch. Remote Sensing, 6(11), 11579–11606. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs61111579 2014-11-20 publication International DOI Foundation (IDF) https://doi.org/10.3390/rs61111579 https://doi.org/10.3390/rs61111579 HTTPS https://doi.org/10.3390/rs61111579 related journal article information Liu, Gang Coral Reef Watch, U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, College Park, MD 20740, USA author Heron, Scott Coral Reef Watch, U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, College Park, MD 20740, USA author Eakin, C. Coral Reef Watch, U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, College Park, MD 20740, USA author Muller-Karger, Frank Institute for Marine Remote Sensing, College of Marine Science, University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, FL 33701, USA author Vega-Rodriguez, Maria Institute for Marine Remote Sensing, College of Marine Science, University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, FL 33701, USA author Guild, Liane Ames Research Center/Earth Science Division, U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Moffett Field, CA 94035, USA author De La Cour, Jacqueline Coral Reef Watch, U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, College Park, MD 20740, USA author Geiger, Erick Coral Reef Watch, U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, College Park, MD 20740, USA author Skirving, William Coral Reef Watch, U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, College Park, MD 20740, USA author Burgess, Timothy Coral Reef Watch, U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, College Park, MD 20740, USA author Strong, Alan Coral Reef Watch, U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, College Park, MD 20740, USA author Harris, Andy NESDIS/STAR, U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, College Park, MD 20740, USA author Maturi, Eileen NESDIS/STAR, U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, College Park, MD 20740, USA author Ignatov, Alexander NESDIS/STAR, U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, College Park, MD 20740, USA author Sapper, John NESDIS/OSPO, U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, College Park, MD 20740, USA author Li, Jianke DigitalGlobe, Inc., Herndon, VA 20171, USA author Lynds, Susan Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309, USA author MDPI AG publisher documentDigital Remote Sensing 6(11) ISSN 2072-4292, pp. 11579-11606 crossReference sciencePaper Climatology for the Daily Global 5km Satellite Coral Bleaching Heat Stress Monitoring (Version 3.1, released August 1, 2018) 2018-08-01 publication https://coralreefwatch.noaa.gov/product/5km/ HTTPS Climatology for the Daily Global 5km Satellite Coral Bleaching Heat Stress Monitoring (Version 3.1, released August 1, 2018) Climatology for the Daily Global 5km Satellite Coral Bleaching Heat Stress Monitoring Product information crossReference Liu, Gang; Heron, Scott F.; Eakin, C. Mark; De La Cour, Jacqueline L.; Geiger, Erick F.; Tirak, Kyle V.; Skirving, William J.; Strong, Alan E. (2018). NOAA Coral Reef Watch (CRW) Daily Global 5-km (0.05 degree) Satellite Coral Bleaching Heat Stress Monitoring Product Suite. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/6jgr-pt28. 2018-11-28 publication International DOI Foundation (IDF) https://doi.org/10.25921/6jgr-pt28 NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information gov.noaa.nodc:CRW-5km-HeatStressProducts https://doi.org/10.25921/6jgr-pt28 HTTPS https://doi.org/10.25921/6jgr-pt28 The data suite currently includes sea surface temperature (SST), SST Anomaly, Coral Bleaching HotSpot (HS), Degree Heating Week (DHW), and Bleaching Alert Area (BAA) products, along with a 7-day SST Trend products. This product suite also includes Monthly, as well as Annual composite (maximum, minimum, and mean) products based on the daily products. information Liu, Gang Global Science and Technology, Inc. at NOAA Center for Satellite Applications and Research https://www.gst.com/ HTTPS Global Science & Technology, Inc. (GST) website Institution web page information author Heron, Scott F. Global Science and Technology, Inc. at NOAA Center for Satellite Applications and Research https://www.gst.com/ HTTPS Global Science & Technology, Inc. (GST) website Institution web page information author Eakin, C. Mark NOAA Center for Satellite Applications and Research https://www.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA Center for Satellite Applications and Research (STAR) website Institution web page information author De La Cour, Jacqueline L. Global Science and Technology, Inc. at NOAA Center for Satellite Applications and Research https://www.gst.com/ HTTPS Global Science & Technology, Inc. (GST) website Institution web page information author Geiger, Erick F. Global Science and Technology, Inc. at NOAA Center for Satellite Applications and Research https://www.gst.com/ HTTPS Global Science & Technology, Inc. (GST) website Institution web page information author Tirak, Kyle V. Global Science and Technology, Inc. at NOAA Center for Satellite Applications and Research https://www.gst.com/ HTTPS Global Science & Technology, Inc. (GST) website Institution web page information author Skirving, William J. Global Science and Technology, Inc. at NOAA Center for Satellite Applications and Research https://www.gst.com/ HTTPS Global Science & Technology, Inc. (GST) website Institution web page information author Strong, Alan E. Global Science and Technology, Inc. at NOAA Center for Satellite Applications and Research https://www.gst.com/ HTTPS Global Science & Technology, Inc. (GST) website Institution web page information author NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) publisher tableDigital crossReference collection Liu, Gang, Heron, Scott F., Eakin, C. Mark, De La Cour, Jacqueline L., Geiger, Erick F., Tirak, Kyle V., Skirving, William J., & Strong, Alan E. (2018). NOAA Coral Reef Watch (CRW) Daily Global 5-km (0.05 degree) Satellite Coral Bleaching Heat Stress Monitoring Product Suite [Dataset]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.25921/nabc-kh20 2018 publication International DOI Foundation (IDF) https://doi.org/10.25921/nabc-kh20 https://doi.org/10.25921/nabc-kh20 HTTPS https://doi.org/10.25921/nabc-kh20 The NOAA Coral Reef Watch (CRW) CoralTemp, currently Version 1.0, is a global, 0.05-degree (5km) spatial resolution, daily, foundation sea surface temperature (SST) product. CoralTemp provides a night-only water temperature at a depth of 20cm, minimizing the diurnal warming signal. information Liu, Gang author Heron, Scott F. author Eakin, C. Mark author De La Cour, Jacqueline L. author Geiger, Erick F. author Tirak, Kyle V. author Skirving, William J. author Strong, Alan E. author NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information publisher tableDigital crossReference collection eng; USA utf8 environment oceans climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere -180 180 -90 90 1985-01-01 2012-12-31 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. 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You may copy and paste the FTP link to the data into an FTP client (e.g., FileZilla or WinSCP). download dataset NCEI Accession 0185742 v1.1 was published. 2019-03-12T19:26:24Z NCEI Accession 0185742 v1.1 publication https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0185742/1.1 HTTPS NCEI Accession 0185742 v1.1 published 2019-03-12T19:26:24Z download dataset asNeeded Metadata are developed, maintained and distributed by NCEI. Updates are performed as needed to maintain currentness. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information custodian AATSR AATSR Advanced Along Track Scanning Radiometer The AATSR is carried on the European Space Agency satellite Envisat. The primary scientific objective of the AATSR is to establish continuity of the ATSR-1 and ATSR-2 observations of precise Sea Surface Temperature (SST) providing a 10 year near-continuous data set at the levels of accuracy required (0.3K or better) for climate research. The second objective is to develop and exploit the science of quantitative remote-sensing of land surfaces, particularly vegetation, through the use of the improved visible-wavelength atmospheric correction that is achievable with AATSR's two-angle view. The land and cloud measurement objectives are met through the use of an additional visible focal plane assembly, which leads to indications of * vegetation biomass; * vegetation moisture; * vegetation health and growth stage. These parameters are used to derive global vegetation indices, using established relationships, modified to incorporate the added information from AATSR's two-angle view. The visible channels are also used to measure cloud parameters, like water/ice discrimination and particle size distribution. The principle of removing atmospheric effects in sea surface temperature measurements by viewing the sea surface from two angles is the basis of the family of (A)ATSR instruments. The SST objectives are met through the use of thermal infrared channels (centred on 1.6 microns, 3.7 microns, 10.7 microns, and 12 microns), identical to those on ATSR-1 and 2, plus the (A)ATSR's unique two-angle view of the Earth's surface. Atmospheric modelling for ERS-1 has shown that ATSR, with its thermal IR channels and two-angle viewing geometry, can achieve a global accuracy in SST of better than 0.5 K. As with the AATSR thermal-infrared channels, the measurement philosophy with respect to the visible channels is to develop and exploit a capability for making accurate quantitative measurements of radiation from the Earth surface, using an on-board calibration system for basic radiometric accuracy, also using a two-angle viewing technique to obtain accurate atmospheric corrections. The principle two visible channels are at 0.87 microns and 0.67 microns respectively and provide measurements of vegetation index in the same way as AVHRR. With the atmospheric correction improvement, the system has the capability for making global measurements at 1 × 1 km resolution at nadir. An additional visible channel at 0.55 microns, to indicate, from chlorophyll content, the growth stage and health of vegetation, has also be incorporated. (From: http://envisat.esa.int/instruments/aatsr/ ABI ABI Advanced Baseline Imager GCMD Instrument Keyword: ABI > Advanced Baseline Imager => 12a671f6-d18d-405a-9ff5-432ef2b94135 More information: The Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) is the primary instrument on GOES-16 for imaging Earth’s weather, climate and environment. It was designed and built by Exelis Geospatial Systems (formerly ITT Space Systems, now Harris Space & Intelligence Systems), along with sub-contractors BAE Systems, Babcock Incorporated, BEI Technologies, DRS Technologies, L-3 Communications SSG-Tinsley, and Northrop Grumman Space Technology.[14] ABI is able to view the Earth across 16 spectral bands, including two visible channels, four near-infrared channels and ten infrared channels. It provides three times more spectral information, up to four times the spatial resolution (depending on the band), and more than five times faster coverage than the instruments on previous GOES satellites. Forecasters use the higher resolution images to track the development of storms in their early stages.[15] Instruments nearly identical to ABI are used by Japan on Himawari 8 and Himawari 9. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GOES-16, retrieved 2018-03-30) The Advanced Baseline Imager is the primary instrument on the GOES-R Series for imaging Earth’s weather, oceans and environment. ABI views the Earth with 16 different spectral bands (compared to five on the previous generation of GOES), including two visible channels, four near-infrared channels, and ten infrared channels. It provides three times more spectral information, four times the spatial resolution, and more than five times faster temporal coverage than the previous system. ABI is a mission critical payload for the GOES-R Series, providing more than 65 percent of all mission data products currently defined. ABI is a multi-channel passive imaging radiometer designed to observe the Western Hemisphere and provide variable area imagery and radiometric information of Earth’s surface, atmosphere and cloud cover. The instrument has two scan modes. The default mode concurrently takes a full disk (Western Hemisphere) image every 15 minutes, an image of the Continental U.S. every five minutes, and two smaller, more detailed images of areas where storm activity is present, every 60 seconds. The ABI can also operate in continuous full disk mode, providing uninterrupted scans of the full disk every 5 minutes. All ABI bands have on-orbit calibration. (https://www.goes-r.gov/spacesegment/abi.html, retrieved 2018-03-30) This instrument entry will be used to support automated ingest of GHRSST data, including GHRSST Level 4 G1SST Global Foundation Sea Surface Temperature Analysis (GDS version 1) from the JPL OurOcean group. AHI AHI Advanced Himawari Imager The Advanced Himawari Imager (AHI) is a 16 channel multispectral imager to capture visible light and infrared images of the Asia-Pacific region. As the primary instrument aboard Himawari-8 and 9, the Japanese Himawari geostationary weather satellites operated by the Japan Meteorological Agency(JMA), the instrument was designed and built by Exelis Geospatial Systems, N. Y. (now Harris Space & Intelligence Systems). AHI is an Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) class instrument similar to the one that has been integrated onto the GOES-R spacecraft series of US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration(NOAA), with only a few differences. One of the major differences is that the AHI hosts a green visible band.The AHI can produce images with a resolution down to 500m and can provide full disk observations every 10 mins and image the whole Japan territory every 2.5 minutes. Note: AHI is replacing JAMI flown on Himawari-6 (MTSAT-1R) and IMAGER on Himawari-7 (MTSAT-2) Additional information: https://directory.eoportal.org/web/eoportal/satellite-missions/h/himawari-8-9#sensors https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Himawari_8 http://www.jma-net.go.jp/msc/en/ ATSR-1 ATSR-1 Along-Track Scanning Radiometer Along-Track Scanning Radiometer (ATSR-1) which is a four-channel, dual-view, infra-red radiometer capable of measuring Sea Surface Temperature to very high accuracy (better the 0.3K). The instrument was launched on the ESA remote sensing satellite (ERS-1) in July 1991. ATSR-2 ATSR-2 Along-Track Scanning Radiometer (second generation) The ATSR-2 instrument on-board the ERS-2 satellite is a low-resolution conical imaging spectrometer operating in the visible, near-infrared, mid-infrared and thermal spectrum. Data are acquired through seven bands with a 1 kilometre spatial resolution. The (A)ATSR instruments are unique in their use of along track scanning to provide two views of the surface and thus improve atmospheric correction. The surface is first viewed along the direction of the orbit track, at an angle of 55 degrees, as the spacecraft flies towards the scene. Then, 150 seconds later, or when the satellite has moved approximately 1000 km forward along the ground track, a second observation is made of the same scene at the sub-satellite point. The ATSR-2 and Advanced ATSR (AATSR) instruments are developments from the original experimental ATSR-1 instrument which, in addition to the ATSR-1 infrared channels, carry extra visible channels at 0.55, 0.67 and 0.87 micro-metres for vegetation remote sensing. The evolution of ATSR-2 was constrained by the requirement to maintain the ATSR-1 precision measurement of global SST. AVHRR AVHRR Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer A meteorological satellite [instrument] with two bands that is used for large area Earth observation at 1 km spatial resolution. Source: Glossary of GIS and Remote Sensing Terms, University of Vermont. (http://fwie.fw.vt.edu/tws-gis/glossary.htm; last accessed on 09/22/2004). Specifically, this instrument type is to be used to represent AVHRR/1: "There are two series of AVHRR instruments. Built by ITT Aerospace/Optical Division in the mid 1970s, the AVHRR/1 is a four-channel, filter-wheel spectrometer/radiometer (Appendix) while the AVHRR/2, built in the early 1980s, is identical except for the addition of Channel 5." See https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/ecosys/cdroms/AVHRR97_d1/avhrr3.htm AVHRR-2 AVHRR-2 Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer-2 The AVHRR-2 is a multi purpose imaging instrument used for global measurement of cloud cover, sea surface temperature, ice, snow and vegetation cover and characteristics. This instrument was initially carried on NOAA-7 (launched June 1981) and was last flown on NOAA-14 which was decommissioned in 2005. This 5-channel radiometer covering 2 visible and 3 thermal infrared between 0.63 and 12.0 micrometers, has an instantaneous footprint of 1.1 km at the sub satellite point. Additional Information: https://nwpsaf.eu/deliverables/aapp/avhrr_2.html 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 GOES Imager GOES Imager Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite Imager The GOES I-M Imager is a five channel (one visible, four infrared) imaging radiometer designed to sense radiant and solar reflected energy from sampled areas of the earth. By means of a servo driven, two-axis gimbaled mirror scanning system in conjunction with a Cassegrain telescope, the Imager's multispectral channels can simultaneously sweep an 8-kilometer (5 statute mile) north-to-south swath along an east-to-west/west-to-east path, at a rate of 20 degrees (optical) east-west per second. This translates into being able to scan a 3000 by 3000 km (1864 by 1864 miles) "box" centered over the United States in just 41 seconds. The actual scanning sequence takes places by sweeping in an East-West direction, stepping in the North-South direction, than sweeping back in a West-East direction, stepping North-South, sweeping East-West, and so on. The Imager consists of electronics, power supply, and sensor modules. The sensor module containing the telescope, scan assembly, and detectors, is mounted on a baseplate outside the main structure of the spacecraft, together with shields and louvers for thermal control. The electronics module provides redundant circuitry and performs command, control, and signal processing functions; it also serves as a structure for mounting and interconnecting the electronic boards for proper heat dissipation. The power supply module contains the converters, fuses, and power control for interfacing with the spacecraft electrical power subsystem. The electronics and power supply modules are mounted inside the spacecraft on the internal equipment panel. (From: http://noaasis.noaa.gov/NOAASIS/ml/imager.html) JAMI JAMI Japanese Advanced Meteorological Imager Also known as MTSAT Imager (Multi-functional Transport Satellite Imager) and MTSAT 1R Imager. The JAMI instrument has been designed and developed by Raytheon SBRS (Santa Barbara Remote Sensing) of Goleta, CA under contract to Space Systems/Loral and was carried on Japanese MTSAT-1R satellite (a replacement for MTSAT-1). This instrument has a visible channel at 0.55-0.90 µm; three Thermal Infra Red (TIR) Imaging channels (3.5-4.0 µm, 10.3-11.3 µm and 11.5-12.5 µm) as well as an infrared channel at 6.5-7.0 µm. Radiation in JAMI sensor is collected by a telescope with an aperture of 311 mm and focal length of 895 mm and focussed onto photovoltaic mercury cadmium telluride infrared detectors. The size of the detectors is 50 µm square, giving an angular resolution of 56 µrad and hence a linear resolution of 2 km at nadir. The nadir sampling interval, and effective resolution is 4 km. MTSAT-1R that was launched in 2005 at 140 deg. East is operational since mid-2005. Additional Information: http://www.wmo-sat.info/oscar/instruments/view/236 http://goes.gsfc.nasa.gov/text/geonews.html#MTSAT http://www.wmo-sat.info/oscar/satellites/view/165 GCMD Instrument Keyword: JAMI > Japanese Advanced Meteorological Imager => 0d967f3a-04c1-4dac-85f9-e0ffc54c2425 MTSAT 1R Imager => 63437bc6-f068-4d54-8b46-53e27ab00b8c MTSAT 2 Imager MTSAT 2 Imager Multi-Functional Transport Satellite 2 Imager SENSOR Full Name: Imager/MTSAT Status Operational as of 2011 Instrument Agencies: JMA [Lead Agency (JMA)] Maturity High Heritage - Operational Instrument Type: Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) Geometry: Earth disk scanning Instrument Technology: Multi-purpose imaging Vis/IR radiometer Sampling: Imaging Data Format: LRIT/HRIT SEVIRI SEVIRI Spinning Enhanced Visible and Infra-Red Imager Instrument onboard METEOSAT Second Generation satellite. Application - meteorology; from geostationary orbit, instrument performing full Earth disk imaging in 12 spectral bands for weather monitoring and forecasting. Features/Technical Details - Spectral range: • 0.4 – 1.6 micrometer (4 visible/near-infrared channels) • 3.8 – 13.4 micrometer (8 infrared channels) Resolution from 36000 km altitude: • 1 km in high resolution for visible channels • 3 km in infra red and visible channels Focal plane passively cooled at –180°C Earth scanning achieved by combination of satellite spin (East-West) and mirror scanning (South-North). • one image every 15 minutes • 245000 images over 7-year lifetime Instrument mass: 260 kg, 2.43 m height, 1 m diameter (without sunshield) Power consumption: 150 W average Data rate: 3.26 Mbit/s (From: http://www.astrium.eads.net/corp/prod/00000842.htm) surface seawater intake surface seawater intake not an instrument or observation type VIIRS VIIRS Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite A scanning radiometer that collects visible and infrared imagery and radiometric measurements of the land, atmosphere, cryosphere, and oceans. Additonal Information: http://www.class.ncdc.noaa.gov/saa/products/search?datatype_family=VIIRS drifting buoy 99 = unknown country or institution. use this entry for the generic idea of a drifting buoy. GOES-10 https://www.wmo-sat.info/oscar/satellites/view/146 Instruments: GOES IMAGER et al GOES-11 https://www.wmo-sat.info/oscar/satellites/view/147 Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite 11. The NODC has archived sea surface temperature data collected from this platform as part of the Group for High Resolution Sea Surface Temperature (GHRSST) program. Instruments: GOES IMAGER et al GOES-12 https://www.wmo-sat.info/oscar/satellites/view/148 Instruments: GOES IMAGER et al GOES-13 https://www.wmo-sat.info/oscar/satellites/view/149 Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite 13. The NODC has archived sea surface temperature data collected from this platform as part of the Group for High Resolution Sea Surface Temperature (GHRSST) program. Instruments: GOES IMAGER et al GOES-14 https://www.wmo-sat.info/oscar/satellites/view/150 Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite - 14 Instruments flying on GOES-14 GEOS&R: Geostationary Search and Rescue SEM/MAG: SEM / Magnetometer SOUNDER: GOES Sounder SXI: Solar X-ray Imager SEM/EPS: SEM / Energetic Particles Sensor SEM/HEPAD: SEM / High Energy Proton and Alpha Particles Detector SEM/XRS-EUV: SEM / X-Ray Sensor - Extreme Ultra-Violet Sensor DCIS: Data Collection and Interrogation Service IMAGER: GOES Imager GOES-15 https://www.wmo-sat.info/oscar/satellites/view/151 Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite 15. The NODC has archived sea surface temperature data collected from this platform as part of the Group for High Resolution Sea Surface Temperature (GHRSST) program. Platform added to GHRSST data streams August 2012. Instruments: GOES IMAGER et al GOES-16 https://www.wmo-sat.info/oscar/satellites/view/152 Geostationary Operational Envt. Sat.; launch 2012 Previously known as GOES-R, now known as GOES-16. GOES-8 https://www.wmo-sat.info/oscar/satellites/view/144 Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite - 8 Instruments: GOES IMAGER et al GOES-9 https://www.wmo-sat.info/oscar/satellites/view/145 Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite - 9 Instruments: GOES IMAGER et al Himawari-8 Commissioned Date : October 7, 2014 Decommissioned Date : N/A Notes : JMA Meteorological Satellite. Meteosat-10 (MSG3, Third METEOSAT Second Generation Satellite) Launched and operated by European Space Agency (ESA). Platform Class: 64-Geostationary orbiting satellite Synonyms: Third METEOSAT Second Generation Satellite, MSG3 Launched Date: 2012-07-05 Commissioned Date: 2012-12-12 Countries: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Rep., Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland(, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom. Notes: MSG3 is a geostationary satellite at 0º longitude, 35800 km above the Gulf of Guinea off the west coast of equatorial Africa. It carries a pair of instruments, the Spinning Enhanced Visible and InfraRed Imager (SEVIRI), which observes the Earth in 12 spectral channels and the Geostationary Earth Radiation Budget (GERB) instrument, a visible-infrared radiometer for Earth radiation budget studies. It also carry a transponder to detect and relay distress signals from ships and aircraft. Info Source: http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Observing_the_Earth/Meteosat_Second_Generation/MSG-3_Europe_s_latest_weather_satellite_delivers_first_image https://directory.eoportal.org/web/eoportal/satellite-missions/m/meteosat-second-generation Meteosat-11 (MSG4) Launched and operated by European Space Agency (ESA). Country(s) : Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Rep., Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland(, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom. Platform Class: 64-Geostationary orbiting satellite Synonyms: MSG4 Launched Date: 2015-07-15 Commissioned Date : 2018-02-20 Decommissioned Date : N/A Links: https://www.eumetsat.int/website/home/Satellites/CurrentSatellites/Meteosat/index.html https://www.wmo-sat.info/oscar/satellites/view/305 Meteosat-8 (MSG-1) https://www.wmo-sat.info/oscar/satellites/view/302 First Meteosat Second Generation geostationary satellite, launched 28 August 2002. The NODC has archived sea surface temperature data collected from this platform as part of the Group for High Resolution Sea Surface Temperature (GHRSST) program. Synonyms: MSG-1 Instruments: SEVIRI et al Meteosat-9 (MSG-2) https://www.wmo-sat.info/oscar/satellites/view/303 Second Meteosat Second Generation geostationary satellite, launched 21 December 2005. The NODC has archived sea surface temperature data collected from this platform as part of the Group for High Resolution Sea Surface Temperature (GHRSST) program. Synonyms: MSG-2 Instruments: SEVIRI et al MetOp-A Updated information from ICES for the platform MetOp-A from GERMANY. Name MetOp-A Country(s) DE: GERMANY Platform Class 65: Orbiting satellite Commissioned Date 2006-10-19 Decommissioned Date 2016 Notes Meteorological operational satellite. 1st flight unit of the EPS programme. Main mission is operational meteorology. Command and Control of MetOp is performed from the EPS Control Room at EUMETSAT Headquarters in Darmstadt, Germany. Information Source (URL) http://www.wmo-sat.info/oscar/satellites/view/306 Confirmed by NOAA on 2018-08-08. OTHER INFORMATION: The MetOp series of satellites has been developed as part of a joint undertaking between the European Space Agency (ESA) and the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT), whereby MetOp forms the space segment of EUMETSAT's Polar System (EPS). Moreover, MetOp is the European contribution to a new cooperative venture with the American National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) through the Initial Joint Polar Satellite System. MetOp-A is the first of a series of three satellites. Launched: 19 October 2006 Declared operational: 15 May 2007 MetOp-B (Meteorological Operational satellite-B) Platform Class: 65-Orbiting satellite Synonyms: Meteorological Operational satellite-B Commissioned Date: 2012-09-17 Countries: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Rep., Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom. Notes +: MetOp-B is the second of three ESA and EUMETSAT weather satellites. The satellite carry a set of seven 'heritage' instruments provided by NOAA and CNES and a new generation of five European instruments offering improved sensing capabilities. Several of the instruments measure similar aspects of the atmosphere, namely temperature and humidity, but use a variety of measuring techniques to acquire their data. Info Source: http://www.eumetsat.int/website/home/Satellites/CurrentSatellites/Metop/index.html http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Observing_the_Earth/The_Living_Planet_Programme/Meteorological_missions/MetOp/About_the_satellite https://directory.eoportal.org/web/eoportal/satellite-missions/m/metop moored buoys created for MOORED BUOYS OF ITALY, but became used as a generic MOORED BUOY keyword. see platforms_id 13759. MTSAT-1R (Himawari 6) Updated information from ICES for the platform MTSAT-1R from JAPAN. Name MTSAT-1R Country(s) JP: JAPAN Platform Class 64: Geostationary orbiting satellite Native Name Synonyms Himawari 6 Call Sign MMSI IMO Pennant Title Commissioned Date 2005 Decommissioned Date 2015 Current Length(m) Built Date WOD Code Notes - JMA Meteorological Satellite. Also known as Himawari 6. Information Source (URL) - http://www.wmo-sat.info/oscar/satellites/view/165 Confirmed by NOAA on 2017-12-27. MTSAT-2 (Himawari 7) https://www.wmo-sat.info/oscar/satellites/view/166 MTSAT-2 Synonym: Himawari 7 Client: Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Launch date: February 18, 2006 Launch vehicle: H-IIA Launch site: Tanegashima Space Center Orbit: Geostationary orbit: 145 deg. Mass: 4,650kg (at launch) Electrical power: 3,410 W Design life: 10 years Description The MTSAT-2 is a multi-functional satellite that carries out both an aviation mission, including air traffic control, and a meteorological mission. The purpose of the aviation mission is to improve traffic congestion and safety in the Asia-Pacific region with a next-generation global-scale air traffic safety system made up of communications, navigation, tracking and air traffic control. The purpose of the meteorological mission is to capture, collect and deliver meteorological images and/or data, inheriting and expanding the mission of the GMS-5 which is also currently in service. Multi-functional Transport Satellites (MTSAT) are a series of geostationary weather satellites operated by the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). MTSAT carries an aeronautical mission to assist air navigation, plus a meteorological mission to provide imagery over the Asia-Pacific region for the hemisphere centered on 140 East. The meteorological mission includes an imager giving nominal hourly full Earth disk images in five spectral bands (one visible, four infrared). MTSAT are spin stabilized satellites. With this system images are built up by scanning with a mirror that is tilted in small successive steps from the north pole to south pole at a rate such that on each rotation of the satellite an adjacent strip of the Earth is scanned. It takes about 25 minutes to scan the full Earth's disk. This builds a picture 10,000 pixels for the visible images (1.25 km resolution) and 2,500 pixels (4 km resolution) for the infrared images. The MTSAT-2 (also known as Himawari 7) and its radiometer (MTSAT-2 Imager) was successfully launched on 18 February 2006. Submitted to ICES on 2018-01-03. ICES Code approved 2023-08-17 NOAA-11 https://www.wmo-sat.info/oscar/satellites/view/333 Instruments: AVHRR/2 et al NOAA-12 https://www.wmo-sat.info/oscar/satellites/view/334 Instruments: AVHRR/2 et al NOAA-14 https://www.wmo-sat.info/oscar/satellites/view/336 Instruments: AVHRR/2 et al 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. NOAA-9 Updated information from ICES for the platform NOAA-9 from UNITED STATES. Name NOAA-9 Country(s) US: UNITED STATES Platform Class 65: Orbiting satellite Confirmed by NOAA on 2018-08-08. Commissioned Date 1984-12-12 Decommissioned Date 1998-02-13 Notes Selected global operational meteorology data available from NOAA. Significant contribution to Atmospheric chemistry and Space weather. All known Instruments flying on NOAA-9 Acronym - Full name Argos - Argos Data Collection System AVHRR/2 - Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer / 2 ERBE - Earth Radiation Budget Experiment HIRS/2 - High-resolution Infra Red Sounder / 2 MSU - Microwave Sounding Unit S&RSAT - Search & Rescue Satellite-Aided Tracking System SBUV/2 - Solar Backscatter Ultraviolet / 2 SSU - Stratospheric Sounding Unit SEM/MEPED - SEM / Medium energy proton detector SEM/TED - SEM / Total Energy Detector Information source (URL) https://www.wmo-sat.info/oscar/satellites/view/331 Submitted to ICES on 2018-07-17. Confirmed by NOAA on 2018-08-08. SNPP The NPOESS Preparatory Project (NPP) was renamed to Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (S-NPP) in honor of Verner E. Suomi, University of Wisconsin meteorologist, widely recognized as the "Father of Satellite Meteorology." Suomi NPP is the first next generation polar-orbiting satellite in the JPSS series, and is considered the bridge between NOAA's legacy polar satellite fleet, NASA's Earth observing missions and JPSS constellation. Launched in October 2011, Suomi NPP boasts five state-of-the-art instruments: (1) VIIRS, (2) CrIS, (3) ATMS, (4) OMPS, and (5) CERES FM5— which will be the similar instruments carried on JPSS-1. It has design life of five years and was launched with a Delta-II Mission Launch Vehicle from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. Additional Information: https://www.ospo.noaa.gov/Operations/SNPP/status.html https://space.oscar.wmo.int/satellites/view/snpp http://www.jpss.noaa.gov/satellites.html#SNPP TOGA-TAO BUOYS was TOGA-TAO BUOY ARRAYS but there is really only one array, but many buoys