MODIS Terra Level 3 SST Thermal IR 8 Day 9km Nighttime v2014.0
The Moderate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) is a scientific instrument (radiometer) on board the NASA Terra and Aqua satellite platforms, launched in 1999 and 2002 respectively to study global dynamics of the Earths atmosphere, land, ice and oceans. MODIS captures data in 36 spectral bands ranging in wavelength from 0.4 um to 14.4 um and at varying spatial resolutions (2 bands at 250 m, 5 bands at 500 m and 29 bands at 1 km), providing complete global coverage of the Earth every 1 to 2 days. Both Terra and Aqua platforms are in sun synchronous, near polar (98 degree) orbits at 705 km altitude but with a descending local equatorial crossing time of 10:30am in the case of Terra and a 1:30pm ascending crossing time for Aqua. MODIS Terra Global Level 3 Mapped Thermal SST products consists of sea surface temperature (SST) data derived from the 11 and 12 um thermal IR infrared (IR) bands (MODIS channels 31 and 32). Daily, weekly (8 day), monthly and annual MODIS SST products are available at both 4.63 and 9.26 km spatial resolution and for both daytime and nighttime passes. This particular dataset is the MODIS Terra, thermal-IR SST level 3, 9km, 8-day, nighttime product.
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| Spatial Extent: | Bounding Rectangle: N: 90 S: -90 E: 180.0 W: -180.0 |
Data Format(s): | Distribution: NETCDF |
| Temporal Extent: | Platform(s): | Terra | |
| Data Center(s): | NASA/JPL/PODAAC | Instrument(s): | MODIS |
| Version: | 2014.0 | ||
- Title: MODIS Terra Global Level 3 Mapped SST
- Version: 2014.0
- Creator: OBPG
- Publisher: OBPG
- Release Date: 2015-08-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Other Citation Details: OBPG, OBPG, 2015-08-31, MODIS Terra Level 3 SST Thermal IR 8 Day 9km Nighttime v2014.0, https://podaac-tools.jpl.nasa.gov/drive/files/allData/modis/L3/docs/modis_sst.html
- DATA CITATION POLICY: https://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/CitingPODAAC, Data Use and Citation Policy
- GENERAL DOCUMENTATION: https://podaac-tools.jpl.nasa.gov/drive/files/allData/modis/L3/docs/modis_sst.html, OBPG SST algorithm documents page
- USER'S GUIDE: https://podaac-tools.jpl.nasa.gov/drive/files/allData/modis/L3/docs/modis_sst.html, describes all the level 3 MODIS data
- GENERAL DOCUMENTATION: http://oceancolor.gsfc.nasa.gov, Ocean Biology Processing Group homepage
- USER'S GUIDE: https://podaac-tools.jpl.nasa.gov/drive/files/allData/modis/L3/docs/UserGuide_MODIS_L3_v2014.0.pdf, OBPG MODIS Level-3 SST User Guide v2014.0 page
Collection Information
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DOI
10.5067/MODST-8D9N4
https://dx.doi.org/
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Data Identification
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Processing Level
3
- Quality
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Collection Progress
Active
Data Dates
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Related URLs
Other Descriptive Keywords
Ancillary Keywords
- MODIS
- Terra
- sea surface temperature
- polar
- sun-synchronous
- sst
- thermal IR
- temperature
- level 3
- L3
- 8day
- 9km
- nighttime
- v2014.0
Additional Attributes
- Name: earliest_granule_start_time DATETIME Description: Earliest Granule Start Time for dataset.
- Name: latest_granule_end_time DATETIME Description: Latest Granule Stop/End Time for dataset.
Acquisition Information
Projects
| Project Short Name | Campaigns | Project Dates |
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| EOS | No campaigns listed. | No dates provided. |
Temporal Information
Temporal Keywords
- 8 Day
Spatial Information
Generic Resolutions
Generic Resolution 1
X Dimension0.083 Decimal Degrees
Y Dimension0.083 Decimal Degrees
| Coverage Type | Zone Identifier | Geometry | Granule Representation |
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| HORIZONTAL | CARTESIAN | CARTESIAN |
Resolution and Coordinate System
Geodetic Model:
| Datum Name | Ellipsoid Name | Semi Major Axis | Flattening Ratio Denominator |
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| World Geodetic System 1984 | WGS 84 | 6378137 | 298.2572236 |
Horizontal Data Resolution
Spatial Information
Location Keywords
- GEOGRAPHIC REGION
Data Centers
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OBPG
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NASA/JPL/PODAAC
ARCHIVERPhysical Oceanography Distributed Active Archive Center, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA
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Data Contacts
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User Services
Technical ContactUser Services
NASA/JPL/PODAACThis contact does not have any addresses listed.
(818) 393-7165
Archive And Distribution Information
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Format: NETCDF
Format Type: Native