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| Persistent ID | PODAAC-MODSA-TMO4D |
| Short Name | MODIS_AQUA_L3_SST_THERMAL_MONTHLY_4KM_DAYTIME |
| Description | The MODIS Aqua and Terra Global Level 3 Mapped Thermal and Mid-IR SST product consists of sea surface temperature (SST) data that are derived from the NASA MODIS sensor on board the Aqua and Terra satellites. SST is derived from the 11 and 12 um thermal IR infrared (IR) bands (MODIS channels 31 and 32) and the 3 and 4 mid-IR bands (MODIS channels 20,21,22 and 23). The data have been mapped to a cylindrical equidistant map projection with 4.63 or 9.26 km spatial bins. The temporal resolution is daily, weekly (8 day), monthly or annual. The file format for all data is HDF version 4. Read software written in C, Fortran and Interactive Data Language (IDL) are provided. |
| Journal Reference | ftp://podaac-ftp.jpl.nasa.gov/allData/modis/L3/docs/modis_sst.html |
| Dataset Type | OPEN |
| Measurement | Oceans > Ocean Temperature > Sea Surface Temperature |
| Processing Level | 3 |
| Coverage | Region: Global Northernmost Latitude: 90 degrees Southernmost Latitude: -90 degrees Westernmost Longitude: -180 degrees Easternmost Longitude: 180 degrees Time Span: 2002-Jul-03 to Present |
| Resolution | Spatial Resolution: 0.0417 degrees (Latitude) x 0.0417 degrees (Longitude) Temporal Resolution: Monthly |
| Projection | Type: Gridded Detail: - Ellipsoid: WGS 84 |
| Latency | 720 hours |
| Platform/Sensor | AQUA / Platform Name: AQUA (AQUA) Orbit Period: 98.8 minutes Inclination Angle: 98 degrees Ascending Node: - MODIS SENSOR Name: Moderate-Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) Swath Width: 2330 km Description: The MODIS (Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) instrument provides high radiometric sensitivity (12 bit) in 36 spectral bands ranging in wavelength from 0.4 m to 14.4 m. It is used for observing processes occurring on the land, in the oceans, and in the lower atmosphere. |
| Project | Earth Observing System (EOS) |
| Data Provider | Creator: OBPG Release Place: OBPG, Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD,US Release Date: 2002-Jul-03 Resource: ftp://podaac-ftp.jpl.nasa.gov/allData/modis/L3/docs/modis_sst.html |
| Keyword(s) | MODIS, sea surface temperature, polar, sun-synchronous, sst, aqua, terra, surface temperature |
Questions related to this dataset? Contact podaac@podaac.jpl.nasa.gov
| FTP | ftp://podaac-ftp.jpl.nasa.gov/allData/modis/L3/aqua/11um/4km/monthly |
| OPENDAP | http://podaac-opendap.jpl.nasa.gov/opendap/allData/modis/L3/aqua/11um/4km/monthly/ |
| Format (Compression) | HDF (BZIP2) |
