gov.noaa.nodc:0207879 eng utf8 nonGeographicDataset 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 2025-12-03T16:39:25Z ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) Documentation for the AVHRR Pathfinder global 4km sea surface temperature (SST) data products (NCEI Accession 0207879) 2020-01-30 publication 2019-12-06 creation NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information gov.noaa.nodc:0207879 NCEI Archive Management System 0207879 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 John M. Relph NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) john.relph@noaa.gov resourceProvider NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) resourceProvider University of Miami, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science (RSMAS) http://www.rsmas.miami.edu HTTP University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science (RSMAS) website Institution web page information author NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information author US National Oceanographic Data Center https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/ HTTPS US National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC) website Institution web page information author NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) contributor US National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC) https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/ HTTPS US National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC) website Institution web page information contributor University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science (RSMAS) http://www.rsmas.miami.edu HTTP University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science (RSMAS) website Institution web page information contributor documentDigital This dataset includes documentation for The AVHRR Pathfinder global 4km sea surface temperature (SST) products. The AVHRR Pathfinder global 4km sea surface temperature (SST) dataset includes twice-daily SST and related parameters, as well as temporal averages for 5-day, 7-day, 8-day, monthly, and yearly periods. The product has been computed from data from the AVHRR instruments on board NOAA's polar orbiting satellite series using an entirely modernized system based on SeaDAS. This 4 km Pathfinder project is an extension of, and improvement on, the sea surface temperature (SST) fields from the NOAA/NASA AVHRR Oceans 9km Pathfinder dataset. Some important shortcomings in the original 9 km data have been corrected, and the entire time series has been reprocessed at the 4 km Global Area Coverage (GAC) level, the highest resolution possible globally. The L3C data is generated with measurements combined from a single instrument into a space-time grid. The Pathfinder product was originally produced in partnership between the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC) and the University of Miami's Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science (RSMAS), and has been continued at the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI). To document aspects of the AVHRR Pathfinder 4km SST products. onGoing 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:0207879 Preview graphic PNG 0207879 NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER 2003-12-31 publication NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science US National Oceanographic Data Center dataCentre NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information dataCentre NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Pathfinder project NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS oceanography theme WMO_CategoryCode 2012-09-15 publication DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NODC > National Oceanographic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce U-MIAMI/RSMAS > Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami 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. 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 NOAA/NASA PATHFINDER > NOAA/NASA Pathfinder Program project Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Project 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. 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: University of Miami, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science (RSMAS); NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information; US National Oceanographic Data Center (2020). Documentation for the AVHRR Pathfinder global 4km sea surface temperature (SST) data products (NCEI Accession 0207879). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0207879. 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. 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. otherRestrictions 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. Group for High Resolution Sea Surface Temperature (2015). 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The Recommended GHRSST Data Specification (GDS) Revision 2.0: GDS 2.0 Technical Specifications. 2010 publication https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0123222/data/0-data/miscellaneous-documents/GDS_TechSpecs_v2.0.pdf HTTPS https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0123222/data/0-data/miscellaneous-documents/GDS_TechSpecs_v2.0.pdf Online document information NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information author NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) publisher documentDigital crossReference userGuide Climate Data Record (CDR) Program Climate Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document (C-ATBD) Sea Surface Temperature – Pathfinder 2016 publication https://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/sds/cdr/CDRs/Sea_Surface_Temperature_Pathfinder/AlgorithmDescription.pdf HTTPS Climate Data Record (CDR) Program Climate Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document (C-ATBD) Sea Surface Temperature – Pathfinder Online document information documentDigital crossReference userGuide Sea Surface Temperature - Pathfinder CDR Data Flow Diagram 2016 publication https://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/sds/cdr/CDRs/Sea_Surface_Temperature_Pathfinder/DataFlowDiagram.pdf HTTPS Sea Surface Temperature - Pathfinder CDR Data Flow Diagram Online document information documentDigital crossReference sciencePaper 4 km AVHRR Pathfinder Project 2018 publication https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/avhrr-pathfinder-sst HTTPS https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/avhrr-pathfinder-sst Online document information documentDigital crossReference project Sea Surface Temperature - Pathfinder CDR 2018 publication https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/climate-data-records/pathfinder-sea-surface-temperature HTTPS https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/climate-data-records/pathfinder-sea-surface-temperature Online document information documentDigital crossReference program Casey, K. S., Brandon, T. B., Cornillon, P., & Evans, R. (2010). The Past, Present, and Future of the AVHRR Pathfinder SST Program. Oceanography from Space, 273–287. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-8681-5_16 2010 publication International DOI Foundation (IDF) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-8681-5_16 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-8681-5_16 HTTPS https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-8681-5_16 Online Document information Casey, Kenneth S. author Brandon, Tess B. author Cornillon, Peter author Evans, Robert author Springer Netherlands publisher documentDigital Oceanography from Space ISBN 9789048186808, ISBN 9789048186815, pp. 273-287 crossReference sciencePaper Kilpatrick, K. A., Podestá, G. P., & Evans, R. (2001). Overview of the NOAA/NASA advanced very high resolution radiometer Pathfinder algorithm for sea surface temperature and associated matchup database. 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