gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:39563 eng UTF8 dataset National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science resourceProvider NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator NCCOS.data@noaa.gov pointOfContact 2026-03-04T19:17:21 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata Part 2 Extensions for imagery and gridded data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) 3 row 643 column 640 vertical 1 area 0 2000 Average Monthly Sea Surface Temperature for California sst_2000 2005-12 publication NOAA/NMFS/EDM 39563 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/39563 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Full Metadata Record View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. information Clark, Randy 228-688-3732 1021 Balch Blvd Stennis Space Center MS 39529 randy.clark@noaa.gov principalInvestigator https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/datasets/ccma/biogeo/cinms/Chap_2_Data/SST.zip WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Citation URL Online Resource download https://ccma.nos.noaa.gov/ecosystems/sanctuaries/chanisl_nms/ WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Citation URL Online Resource download https://ccma.nos.noaa.gov/products/biogeography/cinms/data/ WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Citation URL Online Resource download The NOAA/ NASA AVHRR Oceans Pathfinder sea surface temperature data are derived from the 5-channel Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometers (AVHRR) on board the NOAA -7, -9, -11, -14, -16 and -17 polar orbiting satellites. Daily, 8-day and monthly averaged data for both the ascending pass (daytime) and descending pass (nighttime) are available on equal-angle grids of 8192 pixels/360 degrees (nominally referred to as the 4km resolution, 4096 pixels/360 degrees (nominally referred to as the 9km resolution), 2048 pixels/360 degrees (nominally referred to as the 18km resolution), and 720 pixels/360 degrees (nominally referred to as the 54km resolution or 0.5 degree resolution).The monthly averaged daytime data was converted to an ESRI GRID format and the 12 monthly grid files were combined into one annual grid with a attribute field for each month. The NODC/RSMAS (version 5.0) and the NOAA/NASA (version 4.1) Pathfinder Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) SST product is a high quality dataset derived from the NOAA polar-orbiting series of satellites that start with the NOAA-9 in 1985. This dataset represents a historical reprocessing of the entire AVHRR time series using consistent SST algorithms, improved satellite and inter-satellite calibration, quality control and cloud detection. Version 5.0 data are available from 1985 to the present at several different temporal resolutions. A complete collection may be accessed at the National Oceanographic Data Center's web site at http://www.nodc.noaa.gov/SatelliteData/pathfinder4km/ or through the their FTP site at ftp://data.nodc.noaa.gov/pub/data.nodc/pathfinder. Data may also be accessed and subsetted through the PO.DAAC interface at http://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/poet or global files downloaded from the ftp site at ftp://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov. Where possible all users are encouraged to use Version 5.0 data. Version 4.1 is being kept on-line only to facilitate the transition because of different file structures and formats. Phasing out of Version 4.1 is expected to occur in 2005. Version 4.1 data are available through June of 2003 at daily, 8-day and monthly averages and 9km, 18km, and 54km resolutions. Data gaps occur primarily due to cloud cover because of the inability of the infrared sensor to detect ocean temperatures in these conditions. Quality flag information is available that allows the user to apply various levels of cloud masking. For Version 4.1 a separate product is available that has applied quality flags to define a best_sst field. Quality flags were developed by the algorithm team, headed by Professor Robert Evans, at the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences. Current plans include extending this data at a near-real rate. Error estimates for this dataset range from 0.3 degrees Celsius to 0.5 degrees Celsius Further information and documentation on this data product is available through http://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/. A Pathfinder-derived 9km 5-day (pentad) JPL derived climatology, along with the NSIPP/Casey, Cornillon pentad and monthly climatologies, are available that allows the user to apply a high resolution climatology suitable for climate studies. Both these climatologies are derived from the Pathfinder dataset, with more information available through http://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/. 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GCMD Keywords, Version 22. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian CINMS_Assessment project InPort otherRestrictions Cite As: National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, [Date of Access]: 2000 Average Monthly Sea Surface Temperature for California [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/39563. NOAA provides no warranty, nor accepts any liability occurring from any incomplete, incorrect, or misleading data, or from any incorrect, incomplete, or misleading use of the data. It is the responsibility of the user to determine whether or not the data is suitable for the intended purpose. otherRestrictions Access Constraints: None otherRestrictions Use Constraints: None otherRestrictions Distribution Liability: None assumed unclassified NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) NOAA/NMFS/EDM 39563 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nos/nccos/dmp/pdf/39563.pdf WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. information crossReference grid eng; US oceans Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.1.0.722 -130.517578 -109.959647 20.917969 41.572266 | Currentness: Ground Condition 2000-01-01 2000-12-31 false eng false sst_2000 2018-07-12 publication ESRI ARC/INFO GRID ArcGIS 9 Uncompressed NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator NCCOS.data@noaa.gov distributor 1.610 https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/datasets/ccma/biogeo/cinms/Chap_2_Data/SST.zip WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/datasets/ccma/biogeo/cinms/Chap_2_Data/SST.zip Downloadable Data download dataset Completeness Report All data downloaded was used in the preparation of the final ESRI grid Conceptual Consistency None Individual GeoTIFF files downloaded from http://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/poet GeoTIFFs converted to ESRI GRID format and renamed tMonth (tJanuary, tFebruary, etc) Monthly GRID data combined into single annual GRID using the following Avenue script:theView = av.GetActiveDocIsFirst = TruetheRest = {}for each aGTheme in {"January", "February", "March", "April", "May", "June", "July", "August", "September", "October", "November", "December"} theGTheme = theView.FindTheme("t"+aGTheme) theGGrid = theGTheme.GetGrid theIGrid = (theGGrid + 0.5).Int theIGrid.rename(aGTheme.AsFileName) theITheme = GTheme.Make(theIGrid) if (IsFirst) then theFirstGrid = theITheme.GetGrid IsFirst = False else theRest.Add(theITheme.GetGrid) endendtheNewGrid = theFirstGrid.Combine(theRest)theNewGTheme = GTheme.Make(theNewGrid)theName = "Combine_1"theBaseName = "Combine_"theCounter = 1while ((theView.FindTheme(theName) = nil).Not) theCounter = theCounter+1 theName = theBaseName+theCounter.AsStringendtheNewGTheme.SetName(theName)theView.AddTheme(theNewGTheme) 2005-12-01T00:00:00 Source Contribution: Source data was downloaded from http://poet.jpl.nasa.gov/ and converted into ESRI grid format | Source Geospatial Form: remote-sensing image | Type of Source Media: online AVHRR oceans Pathfinder global equal-angle all SST values (NOAA, NASA) Jet Propulsion Laboratory http://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/ WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Source Citation URL Source Citation URL information 1985-01-01 2003-05