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GBR - MODIS Terra and Aqua satellite Sea Surface Temperature Data (UQ)

Posted on 10 June 2010

SST data were derived from the moderate resolution imaging spectroradiometer (MODIS) aboard the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Terra and Aqua satellites (modis.gsfc.nasa.gov). Data were acquired directly from the NASA site (oceancolor.gsfc.nasa.gov). Daily and monthly mean SST files have been generated at one kilometre spatial resolution for the GBR region from 10.0°S to 30.0°S and 142.0°E to 158.0°E for the period July 2000 to March 2010, and sub-regions thereof. Both night-time data only, and merged daytime and night-time data products have been generated. Monthly SST climatologies and longterm mean SST climatalogies have been generated for the ten-year period.

Scarla Weeks

Custodian(s)

University of Queensland
NASA OBPG

Owner Institution(s)

netcdf A2005001 {
dimensions:
   fakeDim0 = 1920 ;
   fakeDim1 = 1536 ;

variables:
   short l3m_data(fakeDim0, fakeDim1) ;
        l3m_data:Scaling = "linear" ;
        l3m_data:Scaling Equation = "(Slope*l3m_data) + Intercept = Parameter value" ;
        l3m_data:Slope = 0.00071718497f ;
        l3m_data:Intercept = -2.f ;

// global attributes:
        :Product Name = "A2005001.L3m_DAY_XTMSST_1_GBR" ;
        :Sensor Name = "MODISA" ;
        :Sensor = "" ;
        :Title = "MODISA Level-3 Standard Mapped Image" ;
        :Data Center = "" ;
        :Station Name = "" ;
        :Station Latitude = 0.f ;
        :Station Longitude = 0.f ;
        :Mission = "" ;
        :Mission Characteristics = "" ;
        :Sensor Characteristics = "" ;
        :Product Type = "day" ;
        :Replacement Flag = "ORIGINAL" ;
        :Software Name = "smigen" ;
        :Software Version = "3.34" ;
        :Processing Time = "2006279215608000" ;
        :Input Files = "A2005001.L3b_DAY_XTMSST.main" ;
        :Processing Control = "smigen par=A2005001.L3m_DAY_XTMSST_1_GBR.param" ;
        :Input Parameters = "IFILE = /data2/vdc/sdpsoper/vpu1/workbuf/A2005001.L3b_DAY_XTMSST.main|OFILE = A2005001.L3m_DAY_XTMSST_1_GBR|PFILE = |PROD = sst|PALFILE = DEFAULT|RFLAG = ORIGINAL|MEAS = 1|STYPE = 0|DATAMIN = 0.000000|DATAMAX = 0.000000|LONWEST = 142.000000|LONEAST = 158.000000|LATSOUTH = -30.000000|LATNORTH = -10.000000|RESOLUTION = 1km|PROJECTION = RECT|GAP_FILL = 2|SEAM_LON = -180.000000|PRECISION = |" ;
        :L2 Flag Names = "LAND,HISATZEN,SSTFAIL,HISOLZ" ;
        :Period Start Year = 2005s ;
        :Period Start Day = 1s ;
        :Period End Year = 9999s ;
        :Period End Day = 999s ;
        :Start Time = "2004366142006000" ;
        :End Time = "2005001120004000" ;
        :Start Year = 2004s ;
        :Start Day = 366s ;
        :Start Millisec = 51606000 ;
        :End Year = 2005s ;
        :End Day = 1s ;
        :End Millisec = 43204000 ;
        :Start Orbit = 0 ;
        :End Orbit = 0 ;
        :Orbit = 0 ;
        :Map Projection = "Equidistant Cylindrical" ;
        :Latitude Units = "degrees North" ;
        :Longitude Units = "degrees East" ;
        :Northernmost Latitude = -10.f ;
        :Southernmost Latitude = -30.f ;
        :Westernmost Longitude = 142.f ;
        :Easternmost Longitude = 158.f ;
        :Latitude Step = 0.010416667f ;
        :Longitude Step = 0.010416667f ;
        :SW Point Latitude = -29.994791f ;
        :SW Point Longitude = 142.0052f ;
        :Data Bins = 2689568 ;
        :Number of Lines = 1920 ;
        :Number of Columns = 1536 ;
        :Parameter = "Sea Surface Temperature" ;
        :Measure = "Mean" ;
        :Units = "deg-C" ;
        :Scaling = "linear" ;
        :Scaling Equation = "(Slope*l3m_data) + Intercept = Parameter value" ;
        :Slope = 0.00071718497f ;
        :Intercept = -2.f ;
        :Scaled Data Minimum = -2.f ;
        :Scaled Data Maximum = 45.f ;
        :Data Minimum = 19.955f ;
        :Data Maximum = 31.445f ;
}

Data Units

GBR and Coral Sea regional waters 10.0°S to 30.0°S and 142.0°E to 158.0°E

Region & Spatial Extent

2000 - 2010

Data Collection

ongoing - daily

Maintenance & Update Frequency

Copyright remains with NASA. Data accessed from the NASA OBPG is Public Good, but users must acknowledge NASA. Processed data and products are available from the University of Queensland OceanSpace Research Group in a collaborative framework.

Resource Constraints

GBR_UQ_MODIS-SST

Dataset Short Name

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