Row Type Variable Name Attribute Name Data Type Value attribute NC_GLOBAL acknowledgement String NOAA NESDIS COASTWATCH, NOAA SWFSC ERD attribute NC_GLOBAL cdm_data_type String Grid attribute NC_GLOBAL composite String true attribute NC_GLOBAL contributor_name String Remote Sensing Systems Inc, JAXA, NASA, OSDPD, CoastWatch attribute NC_GLOBAL contributor_role String Source of level 2 data. attribute NC_GLOBAL Conventions String COARDS, CF-1.0, Unidata Dataset Discovery v1.0 attribute NC_GLOBAL creator_email String dave.foley@noaa.gov attribute NC_GLOBAL creator_name String NOAA CoastWatch, West Coast Node attribute NC_GLOBAL creator_url String http://coastwatch.pfel.noaa.gov attribute NC_GLOBAL date_created String 2009-11-21Z attribute NC_GLOBAL date_issued String 2009-11-21Z attribute NC_GLOBAL Easternmost_Easting double 360.0 attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_lat_max double 75.0 attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_lat_min double -75.0 attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_lat_resolution double 0.1 attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_lat_units String degrees_north attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_lon_max double 360.0 attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_lon_min double 0.0 attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_lon_resolution double 0.1 attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_lon_units String degrees_east attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_vertical_max double 0.0 attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_vertical_min double 0.0 attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_vertical_positive String up attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_vertical_units String m attribute NC_GLOBAL history String Remote Sensing Systems Inc, JAXA, NASA, OSDPD, CoastWatch¦2009-11-21T16:09:21Z NOAA CoastWatch (West Coast Node) and NOAA SFSC ERD attribute NC_GLOBAL infoUrl String http://coastwatch.pfeg.noaa.gov/infog/BA_ssta_las.html attribute NC_GLOBAL institution String NOAA CoastWatch, West Coast Node attribute NC_GLOBAL keywords String EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Ocean Temperature > Sea Surface Temperature attribute NC_GLOBAL keywords_vocabulary String GCMD Science Keywords attribute NC_GLOBAL license String The data may be used and redistributed for free but is not intended for legal use, since it may contain inaccuracies. Neither the data Contributor, CoastWatch, NOAA, nor the United States Government, nor any of their employees or contractors, makes any warranty, express or implied, including warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, or assumes any legal liability for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness, of this information. attribute NC_GLOBAL naming_authority String gov.noaa.pfel.coastwatch attribute NC_GLOBAL Northernmost_Northing double 75.0 attribute NC_GLOBAL origin String Remote Sensing Systems Inc, JAXA, NASA, OSDPD, CoastWatch attribute NC_GLOBAL processing_level String 3 attribute NC_GLOBAL project String CoastWatch (http://coastwatch.noaa.gov/) attribute NC_GLOBAL projection String geographic attribute NC_GLOBAL projection_type String mapped attribute NC_GLOBAL references String Blended SST from satellites information: This is an experimental product which blends satellite-derived SST data from multiple platforms using a weighted mean. Weights are based on the inverse square of the nominal accuracy of each satellite. AMSR_E Processing information: http://www.ssmi.com/amsr/docs/AMSRE_V05_Updates.pdf . AMSR-E Processing reference: Wentz, F.J., C. Gentemann, and P. Ashcroft. 2005. ON-ORBIT CALIBRATION OF AMSR-E AND THE RETRIEVAL OF OCEAN PRODUCTS. Remote Sensing Systems Internal Report. AVHRR Processing Information: http://www.osdpd.noaa.gov/PSB/EPS/CW/coastwatch.html . AVHRR Processing Reference: Walton C. C., W. G. Pichel, J. F. Sapper, D. A. May. The development and operational application of nonlinear algorithms for the measurement of sea surface temperatures with the NOAA polar-orbiting environmental satellites. J.G.R., 103: (C12) 27999-28012, 1998. Cloudmask reference: Stowe, L. L., P. A. Davis, and E. P. McClain. Scientific basis and initial evaluation of the CLAVR-1 global clear/cloud classification algorithm for the advanced very high resolution radiometer. J. Atmos. Oceanic Technol., 16, 656-681. 1999. Calibration and Validation: Li, X., W. Pichel, E. Maturi, P. Clemente-Colon, and J. Sapper. Deriving the operational nonlinear multi-channel sea surface temperature algorithm coefficients for NOAA-15 AVHRR/3. International Journal of Remote Sensing, Volume 22, No. 4, 699 - 704, March 2001a. Calibration and Validation: Li, X, W. Pichel, P. Clemente-Colon, V. Krasnopolsky, and J. Sapper. Validation of coastal sea and lake surface temperature measurements derived from NOAA/AVHRR Data. International Journal of Remote Sensing, Vol. 22, No. 7, 1285-1303, 2001b. GOES Imager Processing Information: http://coastwatch.noaa.gov/goes_sst_overview.html . GOES Imager Processing Reference: Wu, X., W. P. Menzel, and G. S. Wade, 1999. Estimation of sea surface temperatures using GOES-8/9 radiance measurements, Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 80, 1127-1138. MODIS Aqua Processing Information: http://oceancolor.gsfc.nasa.gov/DOCS/modis_sst/ . MODIS Aqua Processing reference: Not Available. attribute NC_GLOBAL satellite String Aqua, GOES, POES attribute NC_GLOBAL sensor String AMSR-E, MODIS, Imager, AVHRR attribute NC_GLOBAL source String satellite observation: Aqua, GOES, POES, AMSR-E, MODIS, Imager, AVHRR attribute NC_GLOBAL sourceUrl String http://192.168.31.18/thredds/dodsC/satellite/BA/ssta/5day attribute NC_GLOBAL Southernmost_Northing double -75.0 attribute NC_GLOBAL standard_name_vocabulary String CF-1.0 attribute NC_GLOBAL summary String NOAA OceanWatch provides a blended sea surface temperature (SST) products derived from both microwave and infrared sensors carried on multiple platforms. The microwave instruments can measure ocean temperatures even in the presence of clouds, though the resolution is a bit coarse when considering features typical of the coastal environment. These are complemented by the relatively fine measurements of infrared sensors. The blended data are provided at moderate spatial resolution (0.1 degrees) for the Global Ocean. Measurements are gathered by Japan's Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer (AMSR-E) instrument, a passive radiance sensor carried aboard NASA's Aqua spacecraft, NOAA's Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer, NOAA GOES Imager, and NASA's Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MODIS). THIS IS AN EXPERIMENTAL PRODUCT: intended strictly for scientific evaluation by professional marine scientists. attribute NC_GLOBAL title String SST, Blended, Global, EXPERIMENTAL (5 Day Composite) attribute NC_GLOBAL Westernmost_Easting double 0.0 dimension time double nValues=2538, evenlySpaced=false, averageSpacing=1 day 01:29:07 attribute time _CoordinateAxisType String Time attribute time actual_range double 1.0259568E9, 1.2587184E9 attribute time axis String T attribute time fraction_digits int 0 attribute time ioos_category String Time attribute time long_name String Centered Time attribute time standard_name String time attribute time time_origin String 01-JAN-1970 00:00:00 attribute time units String seconds since 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z dimension altitude double nValues=1, onlyValue=0.0 attribute altitude _CoordinateAxisType String Height attribute altitude _CoordinateZisPositive String up attribute altitude actual_range double 0.0, 0.0 attribute altitude axis String Z attribute altitude fraction_digits int 0 attribute altitude ioos_category String Location attribute altitude long_name String Altitude attribute altitude positive String up attribute altitude standard_name String altitude attribute altitude units String m dimension latitude double nValues=1501, evenlySpaced=true, averageSpacing=0.1 attribute latitude _CoordinateAxisType String Lat attribute latitude actual_range double -75.0, 75.0 attribute latitude axis String Y attribute latitude coordsys String geographic attribute latitude fraction_digits int 1 attribute latitude ioos_category String Location attribute latitude long_name String Latitude attribute latitude point_spacing String even attribute latitude standard_name String latitude attribute latitude units String degrees_north dimension longitude double nValues=3601, evenlySpaced=true, averageSpacing=0.1 attribute longitude _CoordinateAxisType String Lon attribute longitude actual_range double 0.0, 360.0 attribute longitude axis String X attribute longitude coordsys String geographic attribute longitude fraction_digits int 1 attribute longitude ioos_category String Location attribute longitude long_name String Longitude attribute longitude point_spacing String even attribute longitude standard_name String longitude attribute longitude units String degrees_east variable sst float time, altitude, latitude, longitude attribute sst _FillValue float -9999999.0 attribute sst colorBarMaximum double 32.0 attribute sst colorBarMinimum double 0.0 attribute sst coordsys String geographic attribute sst fraction_digits int 1 attribute sst ioos_category String Temperature attribute sst long_name String Sea Surface Temperature attribute sst missing_value float -9999999.0 attribute sst standard_name String sea_surface_temperature attribute sst units String degree_C