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| DOI | 10.5067/MODST-1D9D4 |
| Short Name | MODIS_TERRA_L3_SST_THERMAL_DAILY_9KM_DAYTIME_V2014.0 |
| Description | The Moderate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) is a scientific instrument (radiometer) on board the NASA Terra and Aqua satellite platforms, launched in 1999 and 2002 respectively to study global dynamics of the Earths atmosphere, land, ice and oceans. MODIS captures data in 36 spectral bands ranging in wavelength from 0.4 um to 14.4 um and at varying spatial resolutions (2 bands at 250 m, 5 bands at 500 m and 29 bands at 1 km), providing complete global coverage of the Earth every 1 to 2 days. Both Terra and Aqua platforms are in sun synchronous, near polar (98 degree) orbits at 705 km altitude but with a descending local equatorial crossing time of 10:30am in the case of Terra and a 1:30pm ascending crossing time for Aqua. MODIS Terra Global Level 3 Mapped Thermal SST products consists of sea surface temperature (SST) data derived from the 11 and 12 um thermal IR infrared (IR) bands (MODIS channels 31 and 32). Daily, weekly (8 day), monthly and annual MODIS SST products are available at both 4.63 and 9.26 km spatial resolution and for both daytime and nighttime passes. This particular dataset is the MODIS Terra, thermal-IR SST level 3, 9km, daily, daytime product. |
| Version | 2014.0 |
| 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: 2000-Feb-24 to Present Granule Time Span: 2000-Feb-24 to 2019-Dec-15 |
| Resolution | Spatial Resolution: 0.083 degrees (Latitude) x 0.083 degrees (Longitude) Temporal Resolution: 1 Day |
| Projection | Type: Gridded Detail: Equidistant Cylindrical Ellipsoid: WGS 84 |
| Latency | 16 hours |
| Platform/Sensor | Terra / Platform Name: Earth Observing System, TERRA (Terra) Orbit Period: 98.8 minutes Inclination Angle: 98.2 degrees Ascending Node: 1970-Jan-01 00:00:00 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: 2015-Aug-31 Resource: https://podaac-tools.jpl.nasa.gov/drive/files/allData/modis/L3/docs/modis_sst.html |
| Keyword(s) | MODIS, Terra, sea surface temperature, polar, sun-synchronous, sst, thermal IR, temperature, level 3, L3, daily, 9km, daytime, v2014.0 |
| Persistent ID | PODAAC-MODST-1D9D4 |
Questions related to this dataset? Contact podaac@podaac.jpl.nasa.gov
| PO.DAAC DRIVE | https://podaac-tools.jpl.nasa.gov/drive/files/allData/modis/L3/terra/11um/v2014.0/9km/daily |
| OPENDAP | https://podaac-opendap.jpl.nasa.gov/opendap/allData/modis/L3/terra/11um/v2014.0/9km/daily/ |
| Format (Compression) | NETCDF (NONE) |
| Web Service | https://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/ws/search/granule/?datasetId=PODAAC-MODST-1D9D4 (Search Granule) |
| Read Software | |
| Python | https://podaac-tools.jpl.nasa.gov/drive/files/allData/ghrsst/sw/generic_nc_readers/python/ Python read software |
| IDL | https://podaac-tools.jpl.nasa.gov/drive/files/allData/ghrsst/sw/generic_nc_readers/idl/ Interactive Data Language read software |
| R | https://podaac-tools.jpl.nasa.gov/drive/files/allData/ghrsst/sw/generic_nc_readers/R/ R read software |
| MATLAB | https://podaac-tools.jpl.nasa.gov/drive/files/allData/ghrsst/sw/generic_nc_readers/matlab/ MATLAB read software |
| User's Guide | |
| MODIS Level 3 User Guide v2014.0 | https://podaac-tools.jpl.nasa.gov/drive/files/allData/modis/L3/docs/UserGuide_MODIS_L3_v2014.0.pdf OBPG MODIS Level-3 SST User Guide v2014.0 page |
| modis_sst.html | https://podaac-tools.jpl.nasa.gov/drive/files/allData/modis/L3/docs/modis_sst.html describes all the level 3 MODIS data |
| Project Materials | |
| MODIS Documentation Package | https://podaac-tools.jpl.nasa.gov/drive/files/allData/modis/L3/docs/modis_sst.html OBPG SST algorithm documents page |
| Additional Sites | |
| Ocean Biology Processing Group homepage | http://oceancolor.gsfc.nasa.gov Ocean Biology Processing Group homepage |
| Citation | OBPG. 2015. MODIS Terra Level 3 SST Thermal IR Daily 9km Daytime v2014.0. Ver. 2014.0. PO.DAAC, CA, USA. Dataset accessed [YYYY-MM-DD] at https://doi.org/10.5067/MODST-1D9D4.
For more information see Data Citations and Acknowledgments.
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| Journal Reference | Werdell, P.J., B.A. Franz, S.W. Bailey, G.C. Feldman and 15 co-authors (2013). Generalized ocean color inversion model for retrieving marine inherent optical properties, Applied Optics 52, 2019-2037. | |||||||
