(JPL Publication D-14070)
NOAA/NASA AVHRR Oceans Pathfinder
Sea Surface Temperature Data Set
User's Reference Manual
Version 4.0
April 10, 1998
Jorge Vazquez (JPL/Caltech)
Kelly Perry (JPL/Caltech)
Kay Kilpatrick (RSMAS/University of Miami)
Appendices were provided by:
Katherine Kidwell (NOAA), Robert Evans (University
of Miami),
Guillermo Podesta (Univerisity of Miami), Kay Kilpatrick (University of
Miami)
1.0 INTRODUCTION
2.0 ALGORITHMS AND DATA PROCESSING
- 2.1 Algorithm Overview
- 2.2 Accuracy of AVHRR-derived SSTs
- 2.3 Processing Flow
3.0 DATA SET DETAILS (Equal-Angle
Products)
- 3.1 Overview
- 3.2 Equal Angle Best SST Data
- 3.4 Equal Angle All SST
- 3.5 Matchup Database
- 3.6 Equal Area
4.0 DATA INFORMATION AND ACCESS
- 4.1 Regional Subsetting and Extraction Using WWW
- 4.2 Downloading the Data Using Anonymous FTP
- 4.3 Information About Processing Status
5.0 READING AND USING DATA SETS
- 5.1 Conversion of DN to SSTs and Pixel Coordiante
to Latitude and Longitude
- 5.2 Read Software
- 5.3 Attributes
6.0 REFERENCES
7.0 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
APPENDIX A- Satellite and Instrument
APPENDIX B - Coefficients and Validation
APPENDIX C - Quality Flags Assignments and
Information
APPENDIX D - Read Software
APPENDIX E - Science Working Group and JPL Team
APPENDIX F - Acronyms
APPENDIX G - AVHRR Pathfinder Oceans SST Algorithm