Dataset Information

HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: H5_GLOBAL
Conventions: CF-1.5
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 Reolution"
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: 20190118T005006Z
start_time: 20190109T090000Z
stop_time: 20190109T090000Z
time_coverage_start: 20190108T210000Z
time_coverage_end: 20190109T210000Z
file_quality_level: 3
source: MODIS_T-JPL, MODIS_A-JPL, AMSR2-REMSS, AVHRR19_G-NAVO, AVHRRMTA_G-NAVO, iQUAM-NOAA/NESDIS, Ice_Conc-OSISAF
platform: Terra, Aqua, GCOM-W, NOAA-19, MetOp-A, 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.
northernmost_latitude: 90.
westernmost_longitude: -180.
easternmost_longitude: 180.
spatial_resolution: 0.01 degrees
geospatial_lat_units: degrees north
geospatial_lat_resolution: 0.01 degrees
geospatial_lon_units: degrees east
geospatial_lon_resolution: 0.01 degrees
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

/time: Array of 32 bit Integers [ = 0..0]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /time
CLASS: DIMENSION_SCALE
NAME: time
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
/lat: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..17998]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /lat
CLASS: DIMENSION_SCALE
NAME: lat
long_name: latitude
standard_name: latitude
axis: Y
units: degrees_north
valid_min: -90.
valid_max: 90.
comment: none
/lon: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..35999]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /lon
CLASS: DIMENSION_SCALE
NAME: lon
long_name: longitude
standard_name: longitude
axis: X
units: degrees_east
valid_min: -180.
valid_max: 180.
comment: none
/analysed_sst: Array of 16 bit Integers [ = 0..0][ = 0..17998][ = 0..35999]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /analysed_sst
long_name: analysed sea surface temperature
standard_name: sea_surface_foundation_temperature
units: kelvin
_FillValue: -32768
add_offset: 298.14999999999998
scale_factor: 0.001
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, AVHRR19_G-NAVO, AVHRRMTA_G-NAVO, iQUAM-NOAA/NESDIS, Ice_Conc-OSISAF
/analysis_error: Array of 16 bit Integers [ = 0..0][ = 0..17998][ = 0..35999]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /analysis_error
long_name: estimated error standard deviation of analysed_sst
units: kelvin
_FillValue: -32768
add_offset: 0.
scale_factor: 0.01
valid_min: 0
valid_max: 32767
comment: none
coordinates: lon lat
/mask: Array of 16 bit Integers [ = 0..0][ = 0..17998][ = 0..35999]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /mask
long_name: sea/land field composite mask
_FillValue: -128
valid_min: 1
valid_max: 31
flag_masks: 1, 2, 4, 8, 16
flag_values: 1, 2, 5, 9, 13
flag_meanings: 1=open-sea, 2=land, 5=open-lake, 9=open-sea with ice in the grid, 13=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
/sea_ice_fraction: Array of 16 bit Integers [ = 0..0][ = 0..17998][ = 0..35999]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /sea_ice_fraction
long_name: sea ice area fraction
standard_name: sea ice area fraction
units: fraction (between 0 and 1)
_FillValue: -128
add_offset: 0.
scale_factor: 0.01
valid_min: 0
valid_max: 100
source: EUMETSAT OSI-SAF, copyright EUMETSAT
comment: ice data interpolated by a nearest neighbor approach.
coordinates: lon lat
/dt_1km_data: Array of 16 bit Integers [ = 0..0][ = 0..17998][ = 0..35999]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /dt_1km_data
long_name: time to most recent 1km data
standard_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