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| Grid DAP Data | Sub- set | Table DAP Data | Make A Graph | W M S | Source Data Files | Acces- sible
| Title | Sum- mary | FGDC, ISO, Metadata | Back- ground Info | RSS | E | Institution | Dataset ID |
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| data | graph | M | files | public | SST, AQUA_MODIS, Not Masked, R2022 SQ, NASA GSFC OBPG, Global, 0.04166°, 2019-present, 8 Day |
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| NASA/GSFC OBPG | erdMH1sstd8day_R2022SQNotMasked |
| Row Type | Variable Name | Attribute Name | Data Type | Value |
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| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | _lastModified | String | 2025-09-26T08:56:49.000Z |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | cdm_data_type | String | Grid |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | Conventions | String | CF-1.6 ACDD-1.3, COARDS |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | creator_email | String | data at oceancolor.gsfc.nasa.gov |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | creator_name | String | NASA/GSFC/OBPG |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | creator_type | String | group |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | creator_url | String | https://oceandata.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov![]() |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | date_created | String | 2025-09-26T08:56:49.000Z |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | Easternmost_Easting | double | 179.9792 |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | geospatial_lat_max | double | 89.97916 |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | geospatial_lat_min | double | -89.97917 |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | geospatial_lat_resolution | double | 0.04166666589488307 |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | geospatial_lat_units | String | degrees_north |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | geospatial_lon_max | double | 179.9792 |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | geospatial_lon_min | double | -179.9792 |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | geospatial_lon_resolution | double | 0.041666674383609215 |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | geospatial_lon_units | String | degrees_east |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | history | String | Files downloaded daily from https://oceandata.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/directdataaccess/Level-3%20Mapped/Aqua-MODIS to NOAA SWFSC ERD (erd.data@noaa.gov) ERDDAP adds the time dimension |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | id | String | R2019.0/L3/AQUA_MODIS.20250813_20250820.L3b.8D.SST.nc |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | infoUrl | String | https://oceandata.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov![]() |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | institution | String | NASA/GSFC OBPG |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | instrument | String | MODIS |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | keywords | String | aqua, biology, center, color, data, earth, Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Optics > Sea Surface Temperature, Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Temperature > Sea Surface Temperature, flight, goddard, group, gsfc, image, imaging, L3, level, level-3, levels, mapped, moderate, modis, modisa, nasa, obpg, ocean, oceans, optics, processing, qual_sst, quality, resolution, science, sea, sea_surface_temperature, smi, space, spectroradiometer, sst, standard, surface, temperature |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | keywords_vocabulary | String | GCMD Science Keywords |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | l2_flag_names | String | LAND,HISOLZEN |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | license | String | https://science.nasa.gov/earth-science/earth-science-data/data-information-policy/![]() |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | map_projection | String | Equidistant Cylindrical |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | measure | String | Mean |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | naming_authority | String | gov.nasa.gsfc.sci.oceandata |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | Northernmost_Northing | double | 89.97916 |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | platform | String | Aqua |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | processing_level | String | L3 Mapped |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | processing_version | String | R2019.0 |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | product_name | String | AQUA_MODIS.20250813_20250820.L3m.8D.SST.sst.4km.nc |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | project | String | Ocean Biology Processing Group (NASA/GSFC/OBPG) |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | publisher_email | String | erd.data at noaa.gov |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | publisher_name | String | NOAA NMFS SWFSC ERD |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | publisher_type | String | institution |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | publisher_url | String | https://www.pfeg.noaa.gov![]() |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | source | String | satellite observations from MODIS-Aqua |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | sourceUrl | String | (local files) |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | Southernmost_Northing | double | -89.97917 |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | spatialResolution | String | 4.638312 km |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | standard_name_vocabulary | String | CF Standard Name Table v36 |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | summary | String | Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer on Aqua (MODISA) Level-3 Standard Mapped Image |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | temporal_range | String | 8-day |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | time_coverage_end | String | 2025-09-05T00:00:00Z |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | time_coverage_start | String | 2020-01-16T00:00:00Z |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | title | String | SST, AQUA_MODIS, Not Masked, R2022 SQ, NASA GSFC OBPG, Global, 0.04166°, 2019-present, 8 Day |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | Westernmost_Easting | double | -179.9792 |
| dimension | time | double | nValues=254, evenlySpaced=false, averageSpacing=8 days 3h 19m 13s | |
| attribute | time | _CoordinateAxisType | String | Time |
| attribute | time | actual_range | double | 1.5791328E9, 1.7570304E9 |
| attribute | time | axis | String | T |
| 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 | latitude | float | nValues=4320, evenlySpaced=true, averageSpacing=-0.04166666589488307 | |
| attribute | latitude | _CoordinateAxisType | String | Lat |
| attribute | latitude | _FillValue | float | NaN |
| attribute | latitude | actual_range | float | -89.97917, 89.97916 |
| attribute | latitude | axis | String | Y |
| attribute | latitude | ioos_category | String | Location |
| attribute | latitude | long_name | String | Latitude |
| attribute | latitude | standard_name | String | latitude |
| attribute | latitude | units | String | degrees_north |
| attribute | latitude | valid_max | float | 90.0 |
| attribute | latitude | valid_min | float | -90.0 |
| dimension | longitude | float | nValues=8640, evenlySpaced=true, averageSpacing=0.041666674383609215 | |
| attribute | longitude | _CoordinateAxisType | String | Lon |
| attribute | longitude | _FillValue | float | NaN |
| attribute | longitude | actual_range | float | -179.9792, 179.9792 |
| attribute | longitude | axis | String | X |
| attribute | longitude | ioos_category | String | Location |
| attribute | longitude | long_name | String | Longitude |
| attribute | longitude | standard_name | String | longitude |
| attribute | longitude | units | String | degrees_east |
| attribute | longitude | valid_max | float | 180.0 |
| attribute | longitude | valid_min | float | -180.0 |
| variable | sst | float | time, latitude, longitude | |
| attribute | sst | _FillValue | float | NaN |
| attribute | sst | colorBarMaximum | double | 32.0 |
| attribute | sst | colorBarMinimum | double | 0.0 |
| attribute | sst | ioos_category | String | Temperature |
| attribute | sst | long_name | String | Sea Surface Temperature |
| attribute | sst | standard_name | String | sea_surface_temperature |
| attribute | sst | units | String | degree_C |
| attribute | sst | valid_max | float | 50.0 |
| attribute | sst | valid_min | float | -5.0 |
| variable | qual_sst | ubyte | time, latitude, longitude | |
| attribute | qual_sst | _FillValue | ubyte | 255 |
| attribute | qual_sst | colorBarMaximum | double | 150.0 |
| attribute | qual_sst | colorBarMinimum | double | 0.0 |
| attribute | qual_sst | ioos_category | String | Quality |
| attribute | qual_sst | long_name | String | Quality Levels, Sea Surface Temperature |
| attribute | qual_sst | valid_max | ubyte | 5 |
| attribute | qual_sst | valid_min | ubyte | 0 |
The information in the table above is also available in other file formats (.csv, .htmlTable, .itx, .json, .jsonlCSV1, .jsonlCSV, .jsonlKVP, .mat, .nc, .nccsv, .tsv, .xhtml) via a RESTful web service.