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MODIS Terra L2P swath SST data set for 2012-05-15 (NCEI Accession 0092161)

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The Moderate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) is a scientific instrument (radiometer) launched by NASA in 1999 on board the Terra satellite platform (a second series is on the Aqua platform) to study global dynamics of the Earths atmosphere, land and oceans. MODIS captures data in 36 spectral bands ranging in wavelength from 0.4 um to 14.4 um and at varying spatial resolutions (2 bands at 250 m, 5 bands at 500 m and 29 bands at 1 km). For the sea surface temperature (SST) products from this radiometer channels in the 4, 11 and 12 um spectrum are used. The Terra platform is in a sun synchronous, near polar orbit at 705 km altitude and the MODIS instrument images the entire Earth every 1 to 2 days.

The production of the MODIS L2P SST data as part of the Group for High Resolution Sea Surface Temperature (GHRSST) is a joint collaboration between the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), the NASA Ocean Biology Processing Group (OBPG), and the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science (RSMAS). RSMAS is responsible for sea surface temperature algorithm development, error statistics and quality flagging, while the OBPG is NASA ground data system for production of daily MODIS ocean products in HDF file format. JPL acquires MODIS ocean granules from the OBPG in near realtime and reformats them to the GHRSST L2P netCDF specification with complete metadata. Data consists of global coverage at 1 km resolution with approximately 300+ five minute observation granules per day. For nighttime data both SST from the 11-12 um, and 4 um bands are available. Ocean chlorophyll a and K490 diffuse attenuation coefficient data are also available for daytime periods as non standard L2P core fields. Note that these ocean color data do not represent the most recent version processed by the OBPG and may not be of research quality.
  • Cite as: Armstrong, Edward M.; NASA JPL PO.DAAC (2012). MODIS Terra L2P swath SST data set for 2012-05-15 (NCEI Accession 0092161). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0092161. Accessed [date].
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Time Period 2012-05-15 to 2012-05-15
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates
West: -178.217
East: 179.283
South: -89.994
North: 89.998
Spatial Coverage Map
General Documentation
Associated Resources
  • GHRSST Level 2P Global Sea Surface Skin Temperature from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the NASA Terra satellite (GDS versions 1 and 2)
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  • Parent ID (indicates this dataset is related to other data):
    • gov.noaa.nodc:GHRSST-MODIS_T-JPL-L2P
Publication Dates
  • publication: 2012-06-26
  • revision: 2013-01-01
Data Presentation Form Digital table - digital representation of facts or figures systematically displayed, especially in columns
Dataset Progress Status Complete - production of the data has been completed
Historical archive - data has been stored in an offline storage facility
Data Update Frequency As needed
Supplemental Information
Entry ID: JPL-L2P-MODIS_T
Projection_Information:
Projection Type: Satellite native swath
Ellipsoid_Type: WGS 84
Other Projection Details: Geolocation information included for each pixel

Data Resolution:
Latitude resolution: 0.00899604174163368
Longitude resolution: 0.00899604174163368
The temporal resolution:

This metadata record was generated from an original data set description (DSD) record in DIF format: http://www.ghrsst.org

Reference: Information on the the MODIS SST algorithm can be found in the following documents: http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/data/atbd/atbd_mod25.pdf and http://oceancolor.gsfc.nasa.gov/DOCS/modis_sst/
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TERRA

TERRA


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MODIS

Moderate-Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer
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Dataset Citation
  • Cite as: Armstrong, Edward M.; NASA JPL PO.DAAC (2012). MODIS Terra L2P swath SST data set for 2012-05-15 (NCEI Accession 0092161). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0092161. Accessed [date].
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  • oceanography
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Use Constraints
  • Cite as: Armstrong, Edward M.; NASA JPL PO.DAAC (2012). MODIS Terra L2P swath SST data set for 2012-05-15 (NCEI Accession 0092161). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0092161. Accessed [date].
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Processing Steps
  • 2012-06-26T13:43:35Z - NCEI Accession 0092161 v1.1 was published.
  • 2013-01-01T08:04:35Z - NCEI Accession 0092161 was revised and v2.2 was published.
    Rationale: Updates were received for this dataset. These updates were copied into the data/0-data/ directory of this accession. These updates may provide additional files or replace obsolete files. This version contains the most complete and up-to-date representation of this archival information package. All of the files received prior to this update are available in the preceding version of this accession.
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  • 2015-04-22T00:00:00 - 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.
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Instrument
  • MODIS
Platform
  • Terra
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