Dataset: ESA SST CCI OSTIA L4 product#

Dataset identifier: ESACCI-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('ESACCI-GLO-SST-L4-REP-OBS-SST')

Bounding box map#

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 1981-09-01 to 2016-12-31
Time period 1D
Publisher ESACCI

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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 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

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
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

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
comment Sea ice area fraction
source EUMETSAT_OSI-SAF-ICE-OSI-450-v2.0, EUMETSAT_OSI-SAF-ICE-OSI-430-v1.2

Full dataset metadata#

Field Value
Conventions CF-1.5, Unidata Observation Dataset v1.0
title ESA SST CCI OSTIA L4 product
summary OSTIA L4 product from the ESA SST CCI project, produced using OSTIA reanalysis sytem v3.0
references http://www.esa-sst-cci.org
institution ESACCI
history Created using OSTIA reanalysis system v3.0
comment These data were produced at the Met Office 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
license Creative Commons Licence by attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
naming_authority org.ghrsst
uuid 7fdf2639-26e5-4d4f-a60e-0bcfc9744204
tracking_id 7fdf2639-26e5-4d4f-a60e-0bcfc9744204
gds_version_id 2.0
date_created 20180711T172034Z
file_quality_level 3
spatial_resolution 0.05 degree
start_time 20161231T000000Z
time_coverage_start 20161231T000000Z
stop_time 20170101T000000Z
time_coverage_end 20170101T000000Z
time_coverage_duration P1D
time_coverage_resolution P1D
northernmost_latitude 90.0
geospatial_lat_max 90.0
southernmost_latitude -90.0
gepspatial_lat_min -90.0
easternmost_longitude 180.00002
geospatial_lon_max 180.00002
westernmost_longitude -180.0
geospatial_lon_min -180.0
geospatial_vertical_min -0.2
geospatial_vertical_max -0.2
sensor ATSR, AATSR, AVHRR_GAC
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
geospatial_lat_units degrees_north
geospatial_lat_resolution 0.05
geospatial_lon_units degrees_east
geospatial_lon_resolution 0.05
acknowledgment Funded by ESA
creator_email science.leader@esa-sst-cci.org
creator_processing_institution These data were produced at the Met Office as part of the ESA SST CCI project.
creator_url http://www.esa-sst-cci.org
project Climate Change Initiative - European Space Agency
publisher_name ESACCI
publisher_url http://www.esa-sst-cci.org
publisher_email science.leader@esa-SST-cci.org
processing_level L4
cdm_data_type grid
netcdf_version_id 4.3.2
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
platform ERS-<1,2>, Envisat, NOAA-<07,09,11,12,14,15,16,17,18,19>, MetOpA
creator_name ESA SST CCI
product_specification_version SST_CCI-PSD-UKMO-201-Issue-2
id OSTIA-ESACCI-L4-GLOB-v2.1
product_version 2.1