Dataset: Global SST & Sea Ice Analysis, L4 OSTIA, 0.05 deg daily (METOFFICE-GLO-SST-L4-NRT-OBS-SST-V2)#

Dataset identifier: METOFFICE-GLO-SST-L4-NRT-OBS-SST-V2
Data store: cmems

How to open this dataset in AVL JupyterLab  

cmems_store = new_data_store('cmems')
ds = cmems_store.open_data('METOFFICE-GLO-SST-L4-NRT-OBS-SST-V2')

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 2007-01-01 to 2023-04-14
Time period 1D
Publisher GHRSST Project Office

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Variable list#

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Variable Long name Units
analysed_sst analysed sea surface temperature kelvin
analysis_error estimated error standard deviation of analysed_sst kelvin
mask land sea ice lake bit 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_surface_foundation_temperature
units kelvin
valid_min -300
valid_max 4500
source AVHRR18_G-NAVO-L2P-V1.0, AVHRR19_G-NAVO-L2P-V1.0, AVHRR_SST_METOP_B-OSISAF-L2P-V1.0, VIIRS_NPP-OSPO-L2P-V2.3, AMSR2-REMSS-L2P-V07.2, GOES13-OSISAF-L3C-V1.0, SEVIRI_SST-OSISAF-L3C-V1.0, OSISAF_ICE, NCEP_ICE
reference Good S, Fiedler E, Mao C, Martin MJ, Maycock A, Reid R, Roberts-Jones J, Searle T, Waters J, While J, Worsfold M. The Current Configuration of the OSTIA System for Operational Production of Foundation Sea Surface Temperature and Ice Concentration Analyses. Remote Sensing. 2020; 12(4):720 https://doi.org/10.3390/rs12040720
comment OSTIA foundation SST

analysis_error#

Field Value
long_name estimated error standard deviation of analysed_sst
standard_name sea_surface_foundation_temperature standard_error
units kelvin
valid_min 0
valid_max 32767
comment OSTIA foundation SST analysis standard deviation error

mask#

Field Value
long_name land sea ice lake bit 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 Land/ open ocean/ sea ice /lake mask

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
comment Sea ice area fraction

Full dataset metadata#

Field Value
Conventions CF-1.4, ACDD-1.3
title Global SST & Sea Ice Analysis, L4 OSTIA, 0.05 deg daily (METOFFICE-GLO-SST-L4-NRT-OBS-SST-V2)
summary A merged, multi-sensor L4 Foundation SST product
references Good S, Fiedler E, Mao C, Martin MJ, Maycock A, Reid R, Roberts-Jones J, Searle T, Waters J, While J, Worsfold M. The Current Configuration of the OSTIA System for Operational Production of Foundation Sea Surface Temperature and Ice Concentration Analyses. Remote Sensing. 2020; 12(4):720 https://doi.org/10.3390/rs12040720
institution UKMO
history Created from sst.nc; obs_anal.nc; seaice.nc
comment WARNING Some applications are unable to properly handle signed byte values. If values are encountered > 127, please subtract 256 from this reported value
license These data are available free of charge under the CMEMS data policy
id OSTIA-UKMO-L4-GLOB-v2.0
naming_authority org.ghrsst
product_version 3.5
uuid 536d4865-f5a8-45b2-806f-1f1db491069a
gds_version_id 2.4
netcdf_version_id 4.1
date_created 20230415T082142Z
start_time 20230414T000000Z
time_coverage_start 20230414T000000Z
stop_time 20230415T000000Z
time_coverage_end 20230415T000000Z
file_quality_level 3
source AVHRR18_G-NAVO-L2P-V1.0, AVHRR19_G-NAVO-L2P-V1.0, AVHRR_SST_METOP_B-OSISAF-L2P-V1.0, VIIRS_NPP-OSPO-L2P-V2.3, AMSR2-REMSS-L2P-V07.2, GOES13-OSISAF-L3C-V1.0, SEVIRI_SST-OSISAF-L3C-V1.0, OSISAF_ICE, NCEP_ICE
platform NOAA-18, NOAA-19, MetOpB, NPP, GCOM-W, GOES13, MSG4, DMSP-F17, DMSP-F15
sensor AVHRR, VIIRS, AMSR2, GOES_IMAGER, SEVIRI, SSMIS, SSM/I
Metadata_Conventions Unidata Observation Dataset v1.0
metadata_link http://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/ws/metadata/dataset?format=gcmd&shortName=UKMO-L4HRfnd-GLOB-OSTIA
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
acknowledgment Please acknowledge the use of these data with the following statement: These data were provided by GHRSST, Met Office and CMEMS
creator_name Met Office as part of CMEMS
creator_email servicedesk.cmems@mercator-ocean.eu
creator_url http://marine.copernicus.eu
project Group for High Resolution Sea Surface Temperature
publisher_name GHRSST Project Office
publisher_url http://www.ghrsst.org
publisher_email ghrsst-po@nceo.ac.uk
processing_level L4
cdm_data_type grid