gov.noaa.ncdc:C00972 eng; USA utf8 dataset NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information pointOfContact 2026-04-13T16:47:12 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) NOAA Climate Data Record (CDR) of Sea Surface Temperature - WHOI, Version 2 Sea Surface Temperature - WHOI CDR 2016-09-30 publication 2016-09-09 creation Version 2 doi:10.7289/V5FB510W NCEI DSI 3712_02 gov.noaa.ncdc:C00972 Clayson, Carol Anne Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Senior Scientist, Physical Oceanography Department 508-289-3626 cclayson@whoi.edu originator Clayson, Carol Anne Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Senior Scientist, Physical Oceanography Department 508-289-3626 cclayson@whoi.edu author Brown, Jeremiah Principal Scientific Group, LLC Research Software Engineer collaborator Brown, Jeremiah Principal Scientific Group, LLC Research Software Engineer author NOAA CDR Program collaborator NOAA CDR Program author DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce publisher DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC > National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce publisher imageDigital The Sea Surface Temperature - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) Climate Data Record (CDR) is one of three CDRs which combine to form the NOAA Ocean Surface Bundle (OSB) CDR. The resultant sea surface temperature (SST) data are produced through modeling the diurnal variability in combination with Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) SST observations. The final record is output to a 3-hourly 0.25-degree resolution grid over the global ice-free oceans from January 1988 to August 2021. Current dataset provides advanced scientific researchers a high quality Climate Data Record (CDR) of sea surface temperature that can be used for any analysis of the latent and sensible heat fluxes and the associated surface parameters from synoptic scale through climate variability. 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It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. information publisher Estimations of the humidity and temperature gradients may be underestimated in very extreme conditions. Flux calculations may also be in error during very high winds due to errors in the bulk flux model. Flags indicate whether the values are the retrieved value or an interpolated value. For a complete description of use limitations for this CDR, see Section 6, Assumptions and Limitations, in the respective Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document. otherRestrictions Cite as: Clayson, Carol Anne; Brown, Jeremiah; and NOAA CDR Program (2016). NOAA Climate Data Record (CDR) of Sea Surface Temperature - WHOI, Version 2. [indicate subset used]. 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The user is responsible for the results of any application of this data for other than its intended purpose. otherRestrictions See the Use Agreement for this CDR available on the CDR page Data Stewardship Maturity Report for NOAA Climate Data Record (CDR) of Sea Surface Temperature -WHOI, Version 2.0 2022 publication NOAA Institutional Repository publisher https://doi.org/10.25923/t1t8-5x68 HTTPS Web Browser DSMR Publication at the NOAA Institutional Repository Report documenting the Scientific Data Stewardship Maturity for this dataset. information crossReference sciencePaper Data Stewardship Maturity Report for NOAA Climate Data Record (CDR) of Sea Surface Temperature -WHOI, Version 2.0 2021 publication NOAA Institutional Repository publisher https://doi.org/10.25923/t1t8-5x68 HTTPS Web Browser DSMR Publication at the NOAA Institutional Repository Report documenting the Scientific Data Stewardship Maturity for this dataset. information crossReference sciencePaper SEAFLUX 2004-03 publication Volume 85, Issue 3 https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-85-3-409 Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society publisher https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-85-3-409 HTTPS Web Browser SEAFLUX A science paper about a high-resolution satellite-based dataset of surface turbulent fluxes over the global oceans to complement the existing products for surface radiation fluxes and precipitation. information crossReference sciencePaper Variability of tropical diurnal sea surface temperature 2007-01 publication Volume 20, Issue 2 https://doi.org/10.1175/JCLI3958.1 Journal of Climate publisher https://doi.org/10.1175/JCLI3958.1 HTTPS Web Browser Variability of tropical diurnal sea surface temperature Science paper on Coupled Ocean Atmosphere Response to Seasonal Modulation of Ocean Color: Impact on Interannual Climate Simulations in the Tropical Pacific. information crossReference sciencePaper Predicting near-surface characteristics from SSM/I using neural networks with a first guess approach 2010-10-16 publication Volume 115, issue D19 https://doi.org/10.1029/2009JD013099 Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmosphere publisher https://doi.org/10.1029/2009JD013099 HTTPS Web Browser Predicting near-surface characteristics from SSM/I using neural networks with a first guess approach Science paper on Predicting near-surface atmospheric variables from Special Sensor Microwave/Imager using neural networks with a first-guess approach. information crossReference sciencePaper NOAA Climate Data Record (CDR) of Ocean Near-Surface Atmospheric Properties 2016-09-30 publication Version 2 doi:10.7289/V55T3HH0 DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC > National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce publisher https://doi.org/10.7289/V55T3HH0 HTTPS Web Browser NOAA Climate Data Record (CDR) of Ocean Near-Surface Atmospheric Properties Landing page for related dataset information crossReference project NOAA Climate Data Record (CDR) of Ocean Heat Fluxes 2016-09-30 publication Version 2 doi:10.7289/V59K4885 DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC > National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce publisher https://doi.org/10.7289/V59K4885 HTTPS Web Browser NOAA Climate Data Record (CDR) of Ocean Heat Fluxes Landing page for related dataset information crossReference project grid eng; USA climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere 1 -180.0 180.0 -90.0 90.0 ground condition 1988-01-01 2021-08-31 3 time float Center time of 3-hour period in elapsed-time format (time) lat float Center latitude of square grid cell (latitude) lon float Center longitude of square grid cell (longitude) sea_surface_temperature float NOAA CDR of sea surface temperature (sea_surface_temperature) NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information distributor In most cases, electronic downloads of the data are free. 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Updates to extend this CDR data set to the present are anticipated, pending adequate funding. For more information, see associated processing documentation. For a complete description of the processing steps, see the Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document and Data Flow Diagram. processor Source Code Package for the Sea Surface Temperature - WHOI CDR 2016-09-22 publication Version 2 NOAA Climate Data Record Program Office publisher https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/sds/cdr/CDRs/Sea%20Surface%20Temperature%20-%20WHOI/SourceCode_01B-27a.tar.gz HTTPS Web Browser CDR Source Code Package for CDR of Sea Surface Temperature - WHOI This source code is for reference only. The source code is provided to maintain transparency of the algorithm and processes used in creating the Climate Data Record (CDR). The source code is not intended to be portable to any computer system(s) beyond that of the original CDR producer's environment. download Data Flow Diagram for CDR of Sea Surface Temperature - WHOI 2016-09-13 publication Version 2 CDRP-DIA-0579 DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC > National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce publisher https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/sds/cdr/CDRs/Sea%20Surface%20Temperature%20-%20WHOI/DataFlowDiagram_01B-27a.pdf HTTPS Web Browser SeaFlux OSB CDR Processing Flow Chart Sea Surface Temperature The Data Flow Diagram for Ocean Surface Bundle (OSB) CDR shows an overview of the steps used to produce the dataset. download Climate Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document for CDR of Sea Surface Temperature - WHOI 2016-06-03 publication Version 2 CDRP-ATBD-0578 DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC > National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce publisher https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/sds/cdr/CDRs/Sea%20Surface%20Temperature%20-%20WHOI/AlgorithmDescription_01B-27a.pdf HTTPS Web Browser Climate Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document (C-ATBD) The Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document for the Ocean Surface Bundle (OSB) CDR. download NOAA CDR SSMI(S) Brightness Temperatures - CSU SSMI(S) Brightness Temperatures - CSU DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC > National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce publisher https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/has/has.dsselect HTTPS Data Search Application NOAA Climate Data Record: SSMI(S) Brightness Temperatures - CSU NCEI Archive Information Request System (AIRS), where the data can be delivered by Satellite ID, Data Type, and for a given time period. order 1 -180 180 -90 90 1988-01-01 2021-08-31 Sea Surface Temperature NOAA Optimum Interpolation 1/4 Degree Daily Sea Surface Temperature Analysis DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC > National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce publisher https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/thredds/blended-global/oisst-catalog.html HTTPS THREDDS NCEI THREDDS Catalog: NOAA Optimum Interpolation 1/4 Degree Daily Sea Surface Temperature Analysis THREDDS Data Service for OISST download 1 -180 180 -90 90 1998-01-01 2021-08-31 Surface Radiation Budget surface solar radiation flux NASA/GEWEX Surface Radiation Budget (SRB) Release-3.0 NASA Langley Research Center originator 1 -180 180 -90 90 1998-01-01 2021-08-31 repository NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information NOAA created the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) by merging NOAA's National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC), and National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC), including the National Coastal Data Development Center (NCDDC), per the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, Public Law 113-235. NCEI launched publicly on April 22, 2015. 2015-04-22T00:00:00 dataset Data Stewardship Data Stewardship Maturity Assessment MM-Stew The Data Stewardship Maturity Matrix (DSMM) is a unified framework that defines criteria for each of nine components based on measurable practices, which can be used to apply a progressive, 6-level rating to an individual dataset, representing stewardship maturity stages rated as Not Assessed or Not Available (Level 0), adHoc (Level 1), minimum (Level 2), intermediate (Level 3), advanced (Level 4), and optimal (Level 5). Data Stewardship Maturity Assessment was evaluated by the metadata content editor for the NOAA OneStop project using the Scientific Data Stewardship Maturity Assessment Model Template v4.0. The Scientific Data Stewardship Maturity Assessment Model Template 2016-10-24 publication NCDC-CICS-SMM_0001_Rev.1 v4.0 10/24/2016 doi:10.10.6084/m9.figshare.1211954 Peng, Ge CICS-NC/NCEI author https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.1211954 HTTPS Web Browser The Scientific Data Stewardship Maturity Assessment Model Template Landing page for quality evaluation procedure. information 2016-10-24T00:00:00 minimal minimal minimal advanced intermediate advanced minimal advanced advanced asNeeded Bulk metadata change applied on 2023-07-06. See version control repository history for metadata change details.