Animation of sea surface salinity from 1 April 2015 to 27 August 2024 based on the 8-day running mean version 6.0 Level 3 NASA Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) dataset from Remote Sensing Systems (RSS). The dataset can be accessed from the PO.DAAC Portal at https://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/dataset/SMAP_RSS_L3_SSS_SMI_8DAY-RUNNINGMEAN_V6 (DOI:10.5067/SMP60-3SPCS).