Dataset: C3S SST L4 product#

Dataset identifier: C3S-GLO-SST-L4-REP-OBS-SST
Data store: cmems

How to open this dataset in AVL JupyterLab  ⧉

cmems_store = new_data_store('cmems')
ds = cmems_store.open_data('C3S-GLO-SST-L4-REP-OBS-SST')

Bounding box map#

Map tiles and data from OpenStreetMap, under the ODbL.

Basic information#

Parameter	Value
Bounding box longitude (°)	-180 to 180
Bounding box latitude (°)	-90 to 90
Time range	2017-01-01 to 2022-09-30
Time period	1D
Publisher	Copernicus Climate Data Store

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Variable list#

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

Full variable metadata#

analysed_sst#

Field	Value
long_name	analysed sea surface temperature
standard_name	sea_water_temperature
units	kelvin
valid_min	-300
valid_max	4500
source	AVHRRMTA-C3S-L3U-ICDR-v2.1, SLSTRA-C3S-L3U-ICDR-v2.1, SLSTRB-C3S-L3U-ICDR-v2.1
depth	20 cm

analysed_sst_uncertainty#

Field	Value
long_name	estimated error standard deviation of analysed_sst
standard_name	sea_water_temperature standard_error
units	kelvin
valid_min	0
valid_max	32767

mask#

Field	Value
long_name	sea/land/lake/ice field composite mask
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
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

sea_ice_fraction#

Field	Value
long_name	sea ice area fraction
standard_name	sea_ice_area_fraction
units	1
valid_min	0
valid_max	100
source	EUMETSAT_OSI-SAF-ICE-OSI-430-b
comment	Sea ice area fraction

Full dataset metadata#

Field	Value
Conventions	CF-1.5, Unidata Observation Dataset v1.0
title	C3S SST L4 product
summary	OSTIA L4 product from the C3S project, produced using OSTIA reanalysis sytem v3.1
references	http://www.esa-sst-cci.org
institution	C3S
history	Created using OSTIA reanalysis system v3.1
comment	These data were produced by the Met Office as part of the C3S project. WARNING Some applications are unable to properly handle signed byte values. If values are encountered > 127, please subtract 256 from this reported value
license	Creative Commons Licence by attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
id	OSTIA-C3S-L4-GLOB-v2.1
naming_authority	org.ghrsst
product_version	2.1
uuid	7fdf2639-26e5-4d4f-a60e-0bcfc9744204
tracking_id	7fdf2639-26e5-4d4f-a60e-0bcfc9744204
gds_version_id	2.0
netcdf_version_id	4.3.2
date_created	20221019T230415Z
creation_date	2022-10-19T23:04:15Z
start_time	20220930T000000Z
time_coverage_start	20220930T000000Z
stop_time	20221001T000000Z
time_coverage_end	20221001T000000Z
time_coverage_duration	P1D
time_coverage_resolution	P1D
file_quality_level	3
source	AVHRRMTA-C3S-L3U-ICDR-v2.1, SLSTRA-C3S-L3U-ICDR-v2.1, SLSTRB-C3S-L3U-ICDR-v2.1, EUMETSAT_OSI-SAF-ICE-OSI-430-b
platform	MetOpA, Sentinel-3A, Sentinel-3B
sensor	AVHRR, SLSTR
Metadata_Conventions	Unidata Dataset Discovery v1.0
metadata_link	http://www.esa-cci.org
keywords	Oceans > Ocean Temperature > Sea Surface Temperature
keywords_vocabulary	NASA Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
standard_name_vocabulary	NetCDF Climate and Forecast (CF) Metadata Convention
westernmost_longitude	-180.0
easternmost_longitude	180.00002
southernmost_latitude	-90.0
northernmost_latitude	90.0
spatial_resolution	0.05 degree
geospatial_lat_units	degrees_north
geospatial_lat_resolution	0.05
geospatial_lon_units	degrees_east
geospatial_lon_resolution	0.05
geospatial_lat_max	90.0
geospatial_lat_min	-90.0
geospatial_lon_max	180.0
geospatial_lon_min	-180.0
geospatial_vertical_max	-0.2
geospatial_vertical_min	-0.2
acknowledgment	Funded by the Copernicus Climate Change Service. Use of these data should acknowledge the Copernicus Climate Change Service
creator_name	Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S)
creator_email	science.leader@esa-sst-cci.org
creator_processing_institution	These data were produced on the JASMIN infrastructure at STFC as part of the C3S project
creator_url	https://climate.copernicus.eu/
project	Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S)
publisher_name	Copernicus Climate Data Store
publisher_url	https://climate.copernicus.eu/
publisher_email	copernicus-support@ecmwf.int
processing_level	L4
cdm_data_type	grid
product_specification_version	SST_CCI-PSD-UKMO-201-Issue-2
contact	http://copernicus-support.ecmwf.int