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Dataset Title:  SST, NOAA POES AVHRR, LAC, 0.0125 degrees, West US, Nighttime, 2004-
present (Single Scan), degree_F, Lon+/-180
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Institution:  NOAA NMFS SWFSC ERD   (Dataset ID: erdATsstnhdayF_LonPM180)
Information:  Summary ? | License ? | FGDC | ISO 19115 | Metadata | Background | Data Access Form | Files | Make a graph

This web page is using Leaflet (external link) to display maps which are created on-the-fly by ERDDAP's Web Map Server (WMS) version 1.3.0.
The control on the left of the map lets you zoom in (+) or out (-).
The control on the right manages the layers.
You can select different values for the data variable's dimension(s):
time: 
-2147483648-1000-100-1+1+100+1000+2147483647
elevation:  0.0
 

The sst legend.

What is WMS?

ERDDAP's Web Map Service (WMS) lets you request an image with data plotted on a map. WMS (external link) is an Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) (external link) and ISO (19128) (external link) standard for "the creation and display of registered and superimposed map-like views of information that come simultaneously from multiple remote and heterogeneous sources." See the list of datasets available via WMS at this ERDDAP installation.

Three Ways to Make Maps with WMS

  1. In theory, anyone can download, install, and use WMS client software.
    Some clients are: ArcGIS (external link) and uDig (external link). To make a client work, you would install the software on your computer. Then, you would enter the URL of the WMS service into the client. For example, in ArcGIS (not yet fully working because it doesn't handle time!), use
    "Arc Catalog : Add Service : Arc Catalog Servers Folder : GIS Servers : Add WMS Server". In ERDDAP, this dataset has its own WMS service, which is located at
    https://coastwatch.pfeg.noaa.gov/erddap/wms/erdATsstnhdayF_LonPM180/request?
    (Some WMS client programs don't want the ? at the end of that URL.) See the