Dataset Information

Conventions: CF-1.4
title: Sea Surface Temperature
summary: The L3C product derived from GOES16/ABI brightness temperatures.
references: Geostationary Sea Surface Temperature Product User Manual, http://www.osi-saf.org
institution: OSISAF
comment:
license: All intellectual property rights of the Ocean & Sea Ice SAF products belong to EUMETSAT. The use of these products is granted to every user, free of charge. If users wish to use these products, EUMETSAT's copyright credit must be shown by displaying the words 'Copyright EUMETSAT' under each of the products shown. EUMETSAT offers no warranty and accepts no liability in respect of the Ocean & Sea Ice SAF products. EUMETSAT neither commits to nor guarantees the continuity, availability, or quality or suitability for any purpose of, the Ocean & Sea Ice SAF products.
id: GOES16-OSISAF-L3C-v1.0
product_id: OSI-207-b
naming_authority: org.ghrsst
product_version: 1.0
gds_version_id: 2.0
file_quality_level: 3
spatial_resolution: 0.05 degree
northernmost_latitude: 60.0000000
southernmost_latitude: -60.0000000
easternmost_longitude: -15.0000000
westernmost_longitude: -135.000000
source: GOES_ABI
platform: GOES16
sensor: GOES_ABI
Metadata_Conventions: Unidata Dataset Discovery v1.0
metadata_link: N/A
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
geospatial_lat_units: degrees_north
geospatial_lat_resolution: 0.05000000000000000
geospatial_lon_units: degrees_east
geospatial_lon_resolution: 0.05000000000000000
acknowledgment: In case SAF data (pre-operational or operational) has been used for the study described in a paper the following sentence would be an appropriate reference to the funding coming from EUMETSAT: The data from the EUMETSAT Satellite Application Facility on Ocean & Sea Ice used in this study are accessible through the SAF's homepage http://www.osi-saf.org
creator_name: O&SI SAF
creator_email: osi-saf.helpdesk@meteo.fr
creator_url: http://www.osi-saf.org
project: Group for High Resolution Sea Surface Temperature
publisher_name: The GHRSST Project Office
publisher_url: http://www.ghrsst.org
publisher_email: ghrsst-po@nceo.ac.uk
processing_level: L3C
cdm_data_type: grid
history: METEO-FRANCE GEOSAFO v1.2.1.rc1
uuid: 9A62E44A-7EF6-11EE-A45F-52540045A8F8
date_created: 20231109T115331Z
start_time: 20231109T104043Z
time_coverage_start: 20231109T104043Z
stop_time: 20231109T111930Z
time_coverage_end: 20231109T111930Z
netcdf_version_id: 4.6.3
Unlimited_Dimension: time

Variables in this Dataset

time: Array of 32 bit Integers [time = 0..0]
long_name: reference time of sst file
standard_name: time
axis: T
units: seconds since 1981-01-01 00:00:00
lat: Array of 32 bit Reals [lat = 0..2399]
long_name: latitude
standard_name: latitude
axis: Y
units: degrees_north
valid_min: -90.0000000
valid_max: 90.0000000
comment: geographical coordinates, WGS84 projection
lon: Array of 32 bit Reals [lon = 0..2399]
long_name: longitude
standard_name: longitude
axis: X
units: degrees_east
valid_min: -180.000000
valid_max: 180.000000
comment: geographical coordinates, WGS84 projection
sea_surface_temperature: Grid
_FillValue: -32768
long_name: sea surface subskin temperature
standard_name: sea_surface_subskin_temperature
units: kelvin
add_offset: 273.1500000000000
scale_factor: 0.01000000000000000
valid_min: -300
valid_max: 4500
depth: 1 millimeter
source: GOES_Imager
comment: Temperature of the subskin of the ocean
sea_surface_temperature: Array of 16 bit Integers [time = 0..0][lat = 0..2399][lon = 0..2399]
_FillValue: -32768
long_name: sea surface subskin temperature
standard_name: sea_surface_subskin_temperature
units: kelvin
add_offset: 273.1500000000000
scale_factor: 0.01000000000000000
valid_min: -300
valid_max: 4500
depth: 1 millimeter
source: GOES_Imager
comment: Temperature of the subskin of the ocean
time: Array of 32 bit Integers [time = 0..0]
long_name: reference time of sst file
standard_name: time
axis: T
units: seconds since 1981-01-01 00:00:00
lat: Array of 32 bit Reals [lat = 0..2399]
long_name: latitude
standard_name: latitude
axis: Y
units: degrees_north
valid_min: -90.0000000
valid_max: 90.0000000
comment: geographical coordinates, WGS84 projection
lon: Array of 32 bit Reals [lon = 0..2399]
long_name: longitude
standard_name: longitude
axis: X
units: degrees_east
valid_min: -180.000000
valid_max: 180.000000
comment: geographical coordinates, WGS84 projection
sst_dtime: Grid
_FillValue: -2147483648
long_name: time difference from reference time
units: seconds
add_offset: 0.000000000000000
scale_factor: 1.000000000000000
valid_min: -2147483647
valid_max: 2147483647
comment: time plus sst_dtime gives seconds after 00:00:00 UTC January 1, 1981
sst_dtime: Array of 32 bit Integers [time = 0..0][lat = 0..2399][lon = 0..2399]
_FillValue: -2147483648
long_name: time difference from reference time
units: seconds
add_offset: 0.000000000000000
scale_factor: 1.000000000000000
valid_min: -2147483647
valid_max: 2147483647
comment: time plus sst_dtime gives seconds after 00:00:00 UTC January 1, 1981
time: Array of 32 bit Integers [time = 0..0]
long_name: reference time of sst file
standard_name: time
axis: T
units: seconds since 1981-01-01 00:00:00
lat: Array of 32 bit Reals [lat = 0..2399]
long_name: latitude
standard_name: latitude
axis: Y
units: degrees_north
valid_min: -90.0000000
valid_max: 90.0000000
comment: geographical coordinates, WGS84 projection
lon: Array of 32 bit Reals [lon = 0..2399]
long_name: longitude
standard_name: longitude
axis: X
units: degrees_east
valid_min: -180.000000
valid_max: 180.000000
comment: geographical coordinates, WGS84 projection
sses_bias: Grid
_FillValue: -128
long_name: SSES bias estimate
units: kelvin
add_offset: 0.000000000000000
scale_factor: 0.01000000000000000
valid_min: -127
valid_max: 127
comment: Bias estimate derived using the techniques described at http://www.ghrsst.org/SSES-Description-of-schemes.html
sses_bias: Array of 16 bit Integers [time = 0..0][lat = 0..2399][lon = 0..2399]
_FillValue: -128
long_name: SSES bias estimate
units: kelvin
add_offset: 0.000000000000000
scale_factor: 0.01000000000000000
valid_min: -127
valid_max: 127
comment: Bias estimate derived using the techniques described at http://www.ghrsst.org/SSES-Description-of-schemes.html
time: Array of 32 bit Integers [time = 0..0]
long_name: reference time of sst file
standard_name: time
axis: T
units: seconds since 1981-01-01 00:00:00
lat: Array of 32 bit Reals [lat = 0..2399]
long_name: latitude
standard_name: latitude
axis: Y
units: degrees_north
valid_min: -90.0000000
valid_max: 90.0000000
comment: geographical coordinates, WGS84 projection
lon: Array of 32 bit Reals [lon = 0..2399]
long_name: longitude
standard_name: longitude
axis: X
units: degrees_east
valid_min: -180.000000
valid_max: 180.000000
comment: geographical coordinates, WGS84 projection
sses_standard_deviation: Grid
_FillValue: -128
long_name: SSES standard deviation
units: kelvin
add_offset: 1.000000000000000
scale_factor: 0.01000000000000000
valid_min: -127
valid_max: 127
comment: Standard deviation estimate derived using the techniques described at http://www.ghrsst.org/SSES-Description-of-schemes.html
sses_standard_deviation: Array of 16 bit Integers [time = 0..0][lat = 0..2399][lon = 0..2399]
_FillValue: -128
long_name: SSES standard deviation
units: kelvin
add_offset: 1.000000000000000
scale_factor: 0.01000000000000000
valid_min: -127
valid_max: 127
comment: Standard deviation estimate derived using the techniques described at http://www.ghrsst.org/SSES-Description-of-schemes.html
time: Array of 32 bit Integers [time = 0..0]
long_name: reference time of sst file
standard_name: time
axis: T
units: seconds since 1981-01-01 00:00:00
lat: Array of 32 bit Reals [lat = 0..2399]
long_name: latitude
standard_name: latitude
axis: Y
units: degrees_north
valid_min: -90.0000000
valid_max: 90.0000000
comment: geographical coordinates, WGS84 projection
lon: Array of 32 bit Reals [lon = 0..2399]
long_name: longitude
standard_name: longitude
axis: X
units: degrees_east
valid_min: -180.000000
valid_max: 180.000000
comment: geographical coordinates, WGS84 projection
dt_analysis: Grid
_FillValue: -128
long_name: deviation from SST analysis or reference climatology
units: kelvin
add_offset: 0.000000000000000
scale_factor: 0.1000000000000000
valid_min: -127
valid_max: 127
reference: OSTIA
comment: The difference between this SST and the previous day's SST analysis
dt_analysis: Array of 16 bit Integers [time = 0..0][lat = 0..2399][lon = 0..2399]
_FillValue: -128
long_name: deviation from SST analysis or reference climatology
units: kelvin
add_offset: 0.000000000000000
scale_factor: 0.1000000000000000
valid_min: -127
valid_max: 127
reference: OSTIA
comment: The difference between this SST and the previous day's SST analysis
time: Array of 32 bit Integers [time = 0..0]
long_name: reference time of sst file
standard_name: time
axis: T
units: seconds since 1981-01-01 00:00:00
lat: Array of 32 bit Reals [lat = 0..2399]
long_name: latitude
standard_name: latitude
axis: Y
units: degrees_north
valid_min: -90.0000000
valid_max: 90.0000000
comment: geographical coordinates, WGS84 projection
lon: Array of 32 bit Reals [lon = 0..2399]
long_name: longitude
standard_name: longitude
axis: X
units: degrees_east
valid_min: -180.000000
valid_max: 180.000000
comment: geographical coordinates, WGS84 projection
wind_speed: Grid
_FillValue: -128
long_name: 10m wind speed
standard_name: wind_speed
units: m s-1
height: 10 m
add_offset: 0.000000000000000
scale_factor: 1.000000000000000
valid_min: 0
valid_max: 127
time_offset: 0.000000000000000
source: WSP-ECMWF-Forecast
comment: These wind speeds were created by the ECMWF and represent winds at 10 metres above the sea surface.
wind_speed: Array of 16 bit Integers [time = 0..0][lat = 0..2399][lon = 0..2399]
_FillValue: -128
long_name: 10m wind speed
standard_name: wind_speed
units: m s-1
height: 10 m
add_offset: 0.000000000000000
scale_factor: 1.000000000000000
valid_min: 0
valid_max: 127
time_offset: 0.000000000000000
source: WSP-ECMWF-Forecast
comment: These wind speeds were created by the ECMWF and represent winds at 10 metres above the sea surface.
time: Array of 32 bit Integers [time = 0..0]
long_name: reference time of sst file
standard_name: time
axis: T
units: seconds since 1981-01-01 00:00:00
lat: Array of 32 bit Reals [lat = 0..2399]
long_name: latitude
standard_name: latitude
axis: Y
units: degrees_north
valid_min: -90.0000000
valid_max: 90.0000000
comment: geographical coordinates, WGS84 projection
lon: Array of 32 bit Reals [lon = 0..2399]
long_name: longitude
standard_name: longitude
axis: X
units: degrees_east
valid_min: -180.000000
valid_max: 180.000000
comment: geographical coordinates, WGS84 projection
sea_ice_fraction: Grid
_FillValue: -128
long_name: sea ice fraction
standard_name: sea_ice_area_fraction
units:
add_offset: 0.000000000000000
scale_factor: 0.01000000000000000
valid_min: 0
valid_max: 100
time_offset: 0.000000000000000
source: ICE-OSISAF
comment: Fractional sea ice cover from OSISAF ice product
sea_ice_fraction: Array of 16 bit Integers [time = 0..0][lat = 0..2399][lon = 0..2399]
_FillValue: -128
long_name: sea ice fraction
standard_name: sea_ice_area_fraction
units:
add_offset: 0.000000000000000
scale_factor: 0.01000000000000000
valid_min: 0
valid_max: 100
time_offset: 0.000000000000000
source: ICE-OSISAF
comment: Fractional sea ice cover from OSISAF ice product
time: Array of 32 bit Integers [time = 0..0]
long_name: reference time of sst file
standard_name: time
axis: T
units: seconds since 1981-01-01 00:00:00
lat: Array of 32 bit Reals [lat = 0..2399]
long_name: latitude
standard_name: latitude
axis: Y
units: degrees_north
valid_min: -90.0000000
valid_max: 90.0000000
comment: geographical coordinates, WGS84 projection
lon: Array of 32 bit Reals [lon = 0..2399]
long_name: longitude
standard_name: longitude
axis: X
units: degrees_east
valid_min: -180.000000
valid_max: 180.000000
comment: geographical coordinates, WGS84 projection
aerosol_dynamic_indicator: Grid
_FillValue: -128
long_name: aerosol dynamic indicator
units:
add_offset: 0.000000000000000
scale_factor: 0.1000000000000000
valid_min: 0
valid_max: 127
source: sources_of_adi
comment:
aerosol_dynamic_indicator: Array of 16 bit Integers [time = 0..0][lat = 0..2399][lon = 0..2399]
_FillValue: -128
long_name: aerosol dynamic indicator
units:
add_offset: 0.000000000000000
scale_factor: 0.1000000000000000
valid_min: 0
valid_max: 127
source: sources_of_adi
comment:
time: Array of 32 bit Integers [time = 0..0]
long_name: reference time of sst file
standard_name: time
axis: T
units: seconds since 1981-01-01 00:00:00
lat: Array of 32 bit Reals [lat = 0..2399]
long_name: latitude
standard_name: latitude
axis: Y
units: degrees_north
valid_min: -90.0000000
valid_max: 90.0000000
comment: geographical coordinates, WGS84 projection
lon: Array of 32 bit Reals [lon = 0..2399]
long_name: longitude
standard_name: longitude
axis: X
units: degrees_east
valid_min: -180.000000
valid_max: 180.000000
comment: geographical coordinates, WGS84 projection
adi_dtime_from_sst: Grid
_FillValue: -128
long_name: time difference of ADI data from sst measurement
units: hour
add_offset: 0.000000000000000
scale_factor: 0.1000000000000000
valid_min: -127
valid_max: 127
comment: Difference in hours between the ADI and SST data
adi_dtime_from_sst: Array of 16 bit Integers [time = 0..0][lat = 0..2399][lon = 0..2399]
_FillValue: -128
long_name: time difference of ADI data from sst measurement
units: hour
add_offset: 0.000000000000000
scale_factor: 0.1000000000000000
valid_min: -127
valid_max: 127
comment: Difference in hours between the ADI and SST data
time: Array of 32 bit Integers [time = 0..0]
long_name: reference time of sst file
standard_name: time
axis: T
units: seconds since 1981-01-01 00:00:00
lat: Array of 32 bit Reals [lat = 0..2399]
long_name: latitude
standard_name: latitude
axis: Y
units: degrees_north
valid_min: -90.0000000
valid_max: 90.0000000
comment: geographical coordinates, WGS84 projection
lon: Array of 32 bit Reals [lon = 0..2399]
long_name: longitude
standard_name: longitude
axis: X
units: degrees_east
valid_min: -180.000000
valid_max: 180.000000
comment: geographical coordinates, WGS84 projection
sources_of_adi: Grid
_FillValue: -128
long_name: sources of aerosol dynamic indicator
valid_min: 0
valid_max: 2
flag_meanings: no_data AOD-NAAPS-ADI SDI-OSISAF-ADI
flag_values: 0, 1, 2
comment: This variable provides a pixel by pixel description of where aerosol optical depth were derived from.
sources_of_adi: Array of 16 bit Integers [time = 0..0][lat = 0..2399][lon = 0..2399]
_FillValue: -128
long_name: sources of aerosol dynamic indicator
valid_min: 0
valid_max: 2
flag_meanings: no_data AOD-NAAPS-ADI SDI-OSISAF-ADI
flag_values: 0, 1, 2
comment: This variable provides a pixel by pixel description of where aerosol optical depth were derived from.
time: Array of 32 bit Integers [time = 0..0]
long_name: reference time of sst file
standard_name: time
axis: T
units: seconds since 1981-01-01 00:00:00
lat: Array of 32 bit Reals [lat = 0..2399]
long_name: latitude
standard_name: latitude
axis: Y
units: degrees_north
valid_min: -90.0000000
valid_max: 90.0000000
comment: geographical coordinates, WGS84 projection
lon: Array of 32 bit Reals [lon = 0..2399]
long_name: longitude
standard_name: longitude
axis: X
units: degrees_east
valid_min: -180.000000
valid_max: 180.000000
comment: geographical coordinates, WGS84 projection
l2p_flags: Grid
long_name: L2P flags
valid_min: 0
valid_max: 15
flag_meanings: microwave land ice lake
flag_masks: 1, 2, 4, 8
comment: These flags are important to properly use the data.
l2p_flags: Array of 32 bit Integers [time = 0..0][lat = 0..2399][lon = 0..2399]
long_name: L2P flags
valid_min: 0
valid_max: 15
flag_meanings: microwave land ice lake
flag_masks: 1, 2, 4, 8
comment: These flags are important to properly use the data.
time: Array of 32 bit Integers [time = 0..0]
long_name: reference time of sst file
standard_name: time
axis: T
units: seconds since 1981-01-01 00:00:00
lat: Array of 32 bit Reals [lat = 0..2399]
long_name: latitude
standard_name: latitude
axis: Y
units: degrees_north
valid_min: -90.0000000
valid_max: 90.0000000
comment: geographical coordinates, WGS84 projection
lon: Array of 32 bit Reals [lon = 0..2399]
long_name: longitude
standard_name: longitude
axis: X
units: degrees_east
valid_min: -180.000000
valid_max: 180.000000
comment: geographical coordinates, WGS84 projection
quality_level: Grid
_FillValue: -128
long_name: quality level of SST pixel
valid_min: 0
valid_max: 5
flag_meanings: no_data bad_data worst_quality low_quality acceptable_quality best_quality
flag_values: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
comment: These are the overall quality indicators and are used for all GHRSST SSTs
quality_level: Array of 16 bit Integers [time = 0..0][lat = 0..2399][lon = 0..2399]
_FillValue: -128
long_name: quality level of SST pixel
valid_min: 0
valid_max: 5
flag_meanings: no_data bad_data worst_quality low_quality acceptable_quality best_quality
flag_values: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
comment: These are the overall quality indicators and are used for all GHRSST SSTs
time: Array of 32 bit Integers [time = 0..0]
long_name: reference time of sst file
standard_name: time
axis: T
units: seconds since 1981-01-01 00:00:00
lat: Array of 32 bit Reals [lat = 0..2399]
long_name: latitude
standard_name: latitude
axis: Y
units: degrees_north
valid_min: -90.0000000
valid_max: 90.0000000
comment: geographical coordinates, WGS84 projection
lon: Array of 32 bit Reals [lon = 0..2399]
long_name: longitude
standard_name: longitude
axis: X
units: degrees_east
valid_min: -180.000000
valid_max: 180.000000
comment: geographical coordinates, WGS84 projection
satellite_zenith_angle: Grid
_FillValue: -128
long_name: satellite zenith angle
units: angular_degree
add_offset: 0.000000000000000
scale_factor: 1.000000000000000
valid_min: -90
valid_max: 90
comment: The satellite zenith angle at the time of the SST observations.
satellite_zenith_angle: Array of 16 bit Integers [time = 0..0][lat = 0..2399][lon = 0..2399]
_FillValue: -128
long_name: satellite zenith angle
units: angular_degree
add_offset: 0.000000000000000
scale_factor: 1.000000000000000
valid_min: -90
valid_max: 90
comment: The satellite zenith angle at the time of the SST observations.
time: Array of 32 bit Integers [time = 0..0]
long_name: reference time of sst file
standard_name: time
axis: T
units: seconds since 1981-01-01 00:00:00
lat: Array of 32 bit Reals [lat = 0..2399]
long_name: latitude
standard_name: latitude
axis: Y
units: degrees_north
valid_min: -90.0000000
valid_max: 90.0000000
comment: geographical coordinates, WGS84 projection
lon: Array of 32 bit Reals [lon = 0..2399]
long_name: longitude
standard_name: longitude
axis: X
units: degrees_east
valid_min: -180.000000
valid_max: 180.000000
comment: geographical coordinates, WGS84 projection
solar_zenith_angle: Grid
_FillValue: -128
long_name: solar zenith angle
units: angular_degree
add_offset: 90.00000000000000
scale_factor: 1.000000000000000
valid_min: -90
valid_max: 90
comment: The solar zenith angle at the time of the SST observations.
solar_zenith_angle: Array of 16 bit Integers [time = 0..0][lat = 0..2399][lon = 0..2399]
_FillValue: -128
long_name: solar zenith angle
units: angular_degree
add_offset: 90.00000000000000
scale_factor: 1.000000000000000
valid_min: -90
valid_max: 90
comment: The solar zenith angle at the time of the SST observations.
time: Array of 32 bit Integers [time = 0..0]
long_name: reference time of sst file
standard_name: time
axis: T
units: seconds since 1981-01-01 00:00:00
lat: Array of 32 bit Reals [lat = 0..2399]
long_name: latitude
standard_name: latitude
axis: Y
units: degrees_north
valid_min: -90.0000000
valid_max: 90.0000000
comment: geographical coordinates, WGS84 projection
lon: Array of 32 bit Reals [lon = 0..2399]
long_name: longitude
standard_name: longitude
axis: X
units: degrees_east
valid_min: -180.000000
valid_max: 180.000000
comment: geographical coordinates, WGS84 projection
or_latitude: Grid
_FillValue: -32768
long_name: original latitude of the SST value
standard_name: latitude
units: degrees_north
add_offset: 0.000000000000000
scale_factor: 0.01000000000000000
valid_min: -9000
valid_max: 9000
comment: Original latitude of the SST value
or_latitude: Array of 16 bit Integers [time = 0..0][lat = 0..2399][lon = 0..2399]
_FillValue: -32768
long_name: original latitude of the SST value
standard_name: latitude
units: degrees_north
add_offset: 0.000000000000000
scale_factor: 0.01000000000000000
valid_min: -9000
valid_max: 9000
comment: Original latitude of the SST value
time: Array of 32 bit Integers [time = 0..0]
long_name: reference time of sst file
standard_name: time
axis: T
units: seconds since 1981-01-01 00:00:00
lat: Array of 32 bit Reals [lat = 0..2399]
long_name: latitude
standard_name: latitude
axis: Y
units: degrees_north
valid_min: -90.0000000
valid_max: 90.0000000
comment: geographical coordinates, WGS84 projection
lon: Array of 32 bit Reals [lon = 0..2399]
long_name: longitude
standard_name: longitude
axis: X
units: degrees_east
valid_min: -180.000000
valid_max: 180.000000
comment: geographical coordinates, WGS84 projection
or_longitude: Grid
_FillValue: -32768
long_name: original longitude of the SST value
standard_name: longitude
units: degrees_east
add_offset: 0.000000000000000
scale_factor: 0.01000000000000000
valid_min: -18000
valid_max: 18000
comment: Original longitude of the SST value
or_longitude: Array of 16 bit Integers [time = 0..0][lat = 0..2399][lon = 0..2399]
_FillValue: -32768
long_name: original longitude of the SST value
standard_name: longitude
units: degrees_east
add_offset: 0.000000000000000
scale_factor: 0.01000000000000000
valid_min: -18000
valid_max: 18000
comment: Original longitude of the SST value
time: Array of 32 bit Integers [time = 0..0]
long_name: reference time of sst file
standard_name: time
axis: T
units: seconds since 1981-01-01 00:00:00
lat: Array of 32 bit Reals [lat = 0..2399]
long_name: latitude
standard_name: latitude
axis: Y
units: degrees_north
valid_min: -90.0000000
valid_max: 90.0000000
comment: geographical coordinates, WGS84 projection
lon: Array of 32 bit Reals [lon = 0..2399]
long_name: longitude
standard_name: longitude
axis: X
units: degrees_east
valid_min: -180.000000
valid_max: 180.000000
comment: geographical coordinates, WGS84 projection