Dataset: ESA Sea Surface Temperature Climate Change Initiative (SST_cci): Level 4 Analysis Climate Data Record, version 2.1#

Dataset identifier: esacci.SST.day.L4.SSTdepth.multi-sensor.multi-platform.OSTIA.2-1.anomaly
Data store: cciodp

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cciodp_store = new_data_store('cciodp')
ds = cciodp_store.open_data('esacci.SST.day.L4.SSTdepth.multi-sensor.multi-platform.OSTIA.2-1.anomaly')

Bounding box map#

Bounding box map
Map tiles and data from OpenStreetMap, under the ODbL.

Basic information#

Parameter Value
Bounding box longitude (°) -180.0 to 180.0
Bounding box latitude (°) -90.0 to 90.0
Time range 1981-08-31 to 2016-12-31
Time period 1D

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Variable list#

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Variable Long name Units
mask sea/land/lake/ice field composite mask [none]
sea_ice_fraction sea ice area fraction 1
analysed_sst_uncertainty estimated error standard deviation of analysed_sst kelvin
analysed_sst_anomaly analysed sea surface temperature anomaly kelvin

Full variable metadata#

mask#

Field Value
_Unsigned false
valid_min 1
valid_max 31
flag_masks 1, 2, 4, 8, 16
flag_meanings water land optional_lake_surface sea_ice optional_river_surface
source NAVOCEANO_landmask_v1.0 EUMETSAT_OSI-SAF_icemask ARCLake_lakemask
long_name sea/land/lake/ice field composite mask
comment b0: 1=grid cell is open sea water b1: 1=grid cell is land b2: 1=grid cell is lake surface b3: 1=grid cell is sea ice b4-b7: reserved for future grid mask data
orig_data_type uint8
fill_value -128
size 334523520000
shape 12906, 3600, 7200
chunk_sizes 1, 1800, 3600
file_chunk_sizes 1, 1800, 3600
data_type uint8
dimensions time, lat, lon
file_dimensions time, lat, lon

sea_ice_fraction#

Field Value
_Unsigned false
long_name sea ice area fraction
standard_name sea_ice_area_fraction
units 1
add_offset 0.0
scale_factor 0.01
valid_min 0
valid_max 100
comment Sea ice area fraction
source EUMETSAT_OSI-SAF-ICE-OSI-450-v2.0, EUMETSAT_OSI-SAF-ICE-OSI-430-v1.2
orig_data_type uint8
fill_value -128
size 334523520000
shape 12906, 3600, 7200
chunk_sizes 1, 1800, 3600
file_chunk_sizes 1, 1800, 3600
data_type uint8
dimensions time, lat, lon
file_dimensions time, lat, lon

analysed_sst_uncertainty#

Field Value
long_name estimated error standard deviation of analysed_sst
standard_name sea_water_temperature standard_error
units kelvin
add_offset 0.0
scale_factor 0.01
valid_min 0
valid_max 32767
orig_data_type int16
fill_value -32768
size 334523520000
shape 12906, 3600, 7200
chunk_sizes 1, 1200, 2400
file_chunk_sizes 1, 1200, 2400
data_type int16
dimensions time, lat, lon
file_dimensions time, lat, lon

analysed_sst_anomaly#

Field Value
units kelvin
scale_factor 0.01
valid_max 4500
source ATSR<1,2>-ESACCI-L3U-v2.0, AATSR-ESACCI-L3U-v2.0, AVHRR<07,09,11,12,14,15,16,17,18,19>_G-ESACCI-L3U-v2.0, AVHRRMTA_G-ESACCI-L3U-v2.0
depth 20 cm
valid_min -4500
add_offset 0.0
long_name analysed sea surface temperature anomaly
standard_name sea_water_temperature_anomaly
orig_data_type int16
fill_value -32768
size 334523520000
shape 12906, 3600, 7200
chunk_sizes 1, 1200, 2400
file_chunk_sizes 1, 1200, 2400
data_type int16
dimensions time, lat, lon
file_dimensions time, lat, lon

Full dataset metadata#

Field Value
title ESA Sea Surface Temperature Climate Change Initiative (SST_cci): Level 4 Analysis Climate Data Record, version 2.1
references http://www.esa-sst-cci.org
history Created using OSTIA reanalysis system v3.0
uuid 62c0f97b1eac4e0197a674870afe1ee6
project Climate Change Initiative - European Space Agency
processing_level L4
source ATSR<1,2>-ESACCI-L3U-v2.0, AATSR-ESACCI-L3U-v2.0, AVHRR<07,09,11,12,14,15,16,17,18,19>_G-ESACCI-L3U-v2.0, AVHRRMTA_G-ESACCI-L3U-v2.0, EUMETSAT_OSI-SAF-ICE-OSI-450-v2.0, EUMETSAT_OSI-SAF-ICE-OSI-430-v1.2
product_version 2-1
comment These data were produced at the Met Office and STFC CEMS as part of the ESA SST CCI project. WARNING Some applications are unable to properly handle signed byte values. If values are encountered > 127, please subtract 256 from this reported value
ecv SST
institute ESACCI_SST
product_string OSTIA
data_type SSTdepth
abstract This v2.1 SST_cci Level 4 Analysis Climate Data Record (CDR) provides a globally-complete daily analysis of sea surface temperature (SST) on a 0.05 degree regular latitude - longitude grid. It combines data from both the Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR ) and Along Track Scanning Radiometer (ATSR) SST_cci Climate Data Records, using a data assimilation method to provide SSTs where there were no measurements. These data cover the period between 09/1981 and 12/2016. The dataset has been produced as part of the European Space Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative Sea Surface Temperature project(ESA SST_cci). The data products from SST_cci accurately map the surface temperature of the global oceans over the period 1981 to 2016 using observations from many satellites. The data provide independently quantified SSTs to a quality suitable for climate research. The CDR Version 2.1 product supercedes the CDR Version 2.0 product. Data are made freely and openly available under a Creative Commons License by Attribution (CC By 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ When citing this dataset please also cite the associated data paper: Merchant, C.J., Embury, O., Bulgin, C.E., Block T., Corlett, G.K., Fiedler, E., Good, S.A., Mittaz, J., Rayner, N.A., Berry, D., Eastwood, S., Taylor, M., Tsushima, Y., Waterfall, A., Wilson, R., Donlon, C. Satellite-based time-series of sea-surface temperature since 1981 for climate applications, Scientific Data 6:223 (2019). http://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-019-0236-x
publication_date 2019-08-02T19:53:02
catalog_url https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/62c0f97b1eac4e0197a674870afe1ee6
sensor_id multi-sensor
platform_id multi-platform
cci_project SST