Dataset Information

Conventions: CF-1.7
title: Daily MUR SST, Final product
summary: A merged, multi-sensor L4 Foundation SST analysis product from JPL.
references: http://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/Multi-scale_Ultra-high_Resolution_MUR-SST
institution: Jet Propulsion Laboratory
history: created at nominal 4-day latency; replaced nrt (1-day latency) version.
comment: MUR = \"Multi-scale Ultra-high Resolution\"
license: These data are available free of charge under data policy of JPL PO.DAAC.
id: MUR-JPL-L4-GLOB-v04.1
naming_authority: org.ghrsst
product_version: 04.1
uuid: 27665bc0-d5fc-11e1-9b23-0800200c9a66
gds_version_id: 2.0
netcdf_version_id: 4.1
date_created: 20210111T071845Z
start_time: 20210102T090000Z
stop_time: 20210102T090000Z
time_coverage_start: 20210101T210000Z
time_coverage_end: 20210102T210000Z
file_quality_level: 3
source: MODIS_T-JPL, MODIS_A-JPL, AMSR2-REMSS, AVHRRMTA_G-NAVO, AVHRRMTB_G-NAVO, iQUAM-NOAA/NESDIS, Ice_Conc-OSISAF
platform: Terra, Aqua, GCOM-W, MetOp-A, MetOp-B, Buoys/Ships
sensor: MODIS, AMSR2, AVHRR, in-situ
Metadata_Conventions: Unidata Observation Dataset v1.0
metadata_link: http://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/ws/metadata/dataset/?format=iso&shortName=MUR-JPL-L4-GLOB-v04.1
keywords: Oceans > Ocean Temperature > Sea Surface Temperature
keywords_vocabulary: NASA Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
standard_name_vocabulary: NetCDF Climate and Forecast (CF) Metadata Convention
southernmost_latitude: -90.00000000
northernmost_latitude: 90.00000000
westernmost_longitude: -180.0000000
easternmost_longitude: 180.0000000
spatial_resolution: 0.01 degrees
geospatial_lat_units: degrees north
geospatial_lat_resolution: 0.009999999776
geospatial_lon_units: degrees east
geospatial_lon_resolution: 0.009999999776
acknowledgment: Please acknowledge the use of these data with the following statement: These data were provided by JPL under support by NASA MEaSUREs program.
creator_name: JPL MUR SST project
creator_email: ghrsst@podaac.jpl.nasa.gov
creator_url: http://mur.jpl.nasa.gov
project: NASA Making Earth Science Data Records for Use in Research Environments (MEaSUREs) Program
publisher_name: GHRSST Project Office
publisher_url: http://www.ghrsst.org
publisher_email: ghrsst-po@nceo.ac.uk
processing_level: L4
cdm_data_type: grid


Variables in this Dataset

mask: Array of 16 bit Integers [time = 0..0][lat = 0..17998][lon = 0..35999]
long_name: sea/land field composite mask
_FillValue: -128
valid_min: 1
valid_max: 31
flag_masks: 1, 2, 4, 8, 16
flag_meanings: open_sea land open_lake open_sea_with_ice_in_the_grid open_lake_with_ice_in_the_grid
comment: mask can be used to further filter the data.
coordinates: lon lat
source: GMT \"grdlandmask\", ice flag from sea_ice_fraction data
origname: mask
fullnamepath: /mask
analysed_sst: Array of 16 bit Integers [time = 0..0][lat = 0..17998][lon = 0..35999]
long_name: analysed sea surface temperature
standard_name: sea_surface_foundation_temperature
units: kelvin
_FillValue: -32768
add_offset: 298.14999999999998
scale_factor: 0.0010000000000000000
valid_min: -32767
valid_max: 32767
comment: \"Final\" version using Multi-Resolution Variational Analysis (MRVA) method for interpolation
coordinates: lon lat
source: MODIS_T-JPL, MODIS_A-JPL, AMSR2-REMSS, AVHRRMTA_G-NAVO, AVHRRMTB_G-NAVO, iQUAM-NOAA/NESDIS, Ice_Conc-OSISAF
origname: analysed_sst
fullnamepath: /analysed_sst
sea_ice_fraction: Array of 16 bit Integers [time = 0..0][lat = 0..17998][lon = 0..35999]
long_name: sea ice area fraction
standard_name: sea_ice_area_fraction
_FillValue: -128
add_offset: 0.0000000000000000
scale_factor: 0.010000000000000000
valid_min: 0
valid_max: 100
source: EUMETSAT OSI-SAF, copyright EUMETSAT
comment: ice fraction is a dimensionless quantity between 0 and 1; it has been interpolated by a nearest neighbor approach.
coordinates: lon lat
origname: sea_ice_fraction
fullnamepath: /sea_ice_fraction
dt_1km_data: Array of 16 bit Integers [time = 0..0][lat = 0..17998][lon = 0..35999]
long_name: time to most recent 1km data
units: hours
_FillValue: -128
valid_min: -127
valid_max: 127
source: MODIS and VIIRS pixels ingested by MUR
comment: The grid value is hours between the analysis time and the most recent MODIS or VIIRS 1km L2P datum within 0.01 degrees from the grid point. \"Fill value\" indicates absence of such 1km data at the grid point.
coordinates: lon lat
origname: dt_1km_data
fullnamepath: /dt_1km_data
analysis_error: Array of 16 bit Integers [time = 0..0][lat = 0..17998][lon = 0..35999]
long_name: estimated error standard deviation of analysed_sst
units: kelvin
_FillValue: -32768
add_offset: 0.0000000000000000
scale_factor: 0.010000000000000000
valid_min: 0
valid_max: 32767
comment: uncertainty in \"analysed_sst\"
coordinates: lon lat
origname: analysis_error
fullnamepath: /analysis_error
sst_anomaly: Array of 16 bit Integers [time = 0..0][lat = 0..17998][lon = 0..35999]
long_name: SST anomaly from a seasonal SST climatology based on the MUR data over 2003-2014 period
units: kelvin
_FillValue: -32768
add_offset: 0.0000000000000000
scale_factor: 0.0010000000000000000
valid_min: -32767
valid_max: 32767
comment: anomaly reference to the day-of-year average between 2003 and 2014
coordinates: lon lat
origname: sst_anomaly
fullnamepath: /sst_anomaly
lat: Array of 32 bit Reals [lat = 0..17998]
long_name: latitude
standard_name: latitude
axis: Y
units: degrees_north
valid_min: -90.00000000
valid_max: 90.00000000
comment: geolocations inherited from the input data without correction
origname: lat
fullnamepath: /lat
lon: Array of 32 bit Reals [lon = 0..35999]
long_name: longitude
standard_name: longitude
axis: X
units: degrees_east
valid_min: -180.0000000
valid_max: 180.0000000
comment: geolocations inherited from the input data without correction
origname: lon
fullnamepath: /lon
time: Array of 32 bit Integers [time = 0..0]
long_name: reference time of sst field
standard_name: time
axis: T
units: seconds since 1981-01-01 00:00:00 UTC
comment: Nominal time of analyzed fields
origname: time
fullnamepath: /time