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NOAA-11, -12 AVHRR satellite-measured skin surface temperature (SMSST) images from 1992-10-01 to 1993-03-21 (NCEI Accession 9600151)

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This dataset includes satellite-measured Skin Surface Temperature (SMSST) maps from the Colorado Center for Astrodynamics Research for the TOGA COARE region of 10N to 10S and 140E to 180 from October 1992 through March 1993.

The Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) is a five-channel scanning radiometer that was installed on the NOAA-11 and NOAA-12 Polar Orbiting Satellites. The radiometer provides day and night imaging in the visible (VIS) and infrared (IR), sea surface temperature (SST) determination, estimation of heat budget components and identification of snow and sea ice. The near-IR channel (channel 3: 3.55-3.99 um) and the two IR channels (channel 4: 10.2-11.5 um; channel 5: 11.5-12.5 um) are used to compute SST.

The raster images (1024 x 512) are in Unix compressed format. The three directories (10day, 14day and monthly) contain composite SMSST maps. SMSST was calculated for nighttime passes (9 pm to 9 am). Map sizes are 4096x2048 (2-byte) navigated to a 1 km resolution (subdirectory 1km), and 1024 x 512 (2-byte) navigated to 4 km resolution (subdirectory 4km).
  • Cite as: Emery, William J.; University of Colorado - Boulder, Colorado Center for Astrodynamics Research (2002). NOAA-11, -12 AVHRR satellite-measured skin surface temperature (SMSST) images from 1992-10-01 to 1993-03-21 (NCEI Accession 9600151). https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/9600151. In World Climate Research Program; US National Oceanographic Data Center (1999). Oceanographic, biological, and meteorological data collected as part of the World Climate Research Program (WCRP) Tropical Ocean Global Atmosphere (TOGA) project from 1907 to 1998. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/WCRP-TOGA. Accessed [date].
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Time Period 1992-10-01 to 1993-03-21
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates
West: 140
East: 180
South: -10
North: 10
Spatial Coverage Map
General Documentation
Associated Resources
  • Oceanographic, biological, and meteorological data collected as part of the World Climate Research Program (WCRP) Tropical Ocean Global Atmosphere (TOGA) project from 1907 to 1998
    • Parent ID (indicates this dataset is related to other data):
    • gov.noaa.nodc:WCRP-TOGA
Publication Dates
  • publication: 2002-11-19
  • creation: 1996
Data Presentation Form Digital table - digital representation of facts or figures systematically displayed, especially in columns
Dataset Progress Status Complete - production of the data has been completed
Historical archive - data has been stored in an offline storage facility
Data Update Frequency As needed
Supplemental Information
Note: Metadata for this accession were extracted from a legacy database maintained by the U.S. National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC). The design of the database did not exactly reflect the FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata (CSDGM).

Principal Investigator (PI) and organization contact information accurately represents all available information from the legacy database at the time that this description was created. However, proper attribution of a PI to a specific institution or the role (submitting or collecting) taken by an institution may not be correct due to inexact mapping between fields in the legacy database and the CSDGM. Due to this uncertainty, the contact information was initially recorded in the Supplemental Information element of the CSDGM description.

To develop more accurate metadata, NCEI reviews metadata for all accessions on an ongoing basis.

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Contact info:
Agency: UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO; COLORADO CENTER FOR ASTRODYNAMICS RESEARCH
PI: Emery, Dr. William
Address:
address: NOT AVAILABLE
city: BOULDER
state: CO
postal: NOT AVAILABLE
country: USA
Purpose This dataset is available to the public for a wide variety of uses including scientific research and analysis.
Use Limitations
  • accessLevel: public
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Dataset Citation
  • Cite as: Emery, William J.; University of Colorado - Boulder, Colorado Center for Astrodynamics Research (2002). NOAA-11, -12 AVHRR satellite-measured skin surface temperature (SMSST) images from 1992-10-01 to 1993-03-21 (NCEI Accession 9600151). https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/9600151. In World Climate Research Program; US National Oceanographic Data Center (1999). Oceanographic, biological, and meteorological data collected as part of the World Climate Research Program (WCRP) Tropical Ocean Global Atmosphere (TOGA) project from 1907 to 1998. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/WCRP-TOGA. Accessed [date].
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Theme keywords NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS WMO_CategoryCode
  • oceanography
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Use Constraints
  • Cite as: Emery, William J.; University of Colorado - Boulder, Colorado Center for Astrodynamics Research (2002). NOAA-11, -12 AVHRR satellite-measured skin surface temperature (SMSST) images from 1992-10-01 to 1993-03-21 (NCEI Accession 9600151). https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/9600151. In World Climate Research Program; US National Oceanographic Data Center (1999). Oceanographic, biological, and meteorological data collected as part of the World Climate Research Program (WCRP) Tropical Ocean Global Atmosphere (TOGA) project from 1907 to 1998. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/WCRP-TOGA. Accessed [date].
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  • Use liability: NOAA and NCEI cannot provide any warranty as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of furnished data. Users assume responsibility to determine the usability of these data. The user is responsible for the results of any application of this data for other than its intended purpose.
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Processing Steps
  • 2002-11-19T19:40:22Z - NCEI Accession 9600151 v1.1 was published.
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Processing Steps
  • 2015-04-22T00:00:00 - NOAA created the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) by merging NOAA's National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC), and National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC), including the National Coastal Data Development Center (NCDDC), per the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, Public Law 113-235. NCEI launched publicly on April 22, 2015.
Acquisition Information (collection)
Instrument
  • AVHRR
  • AVHRR-2
Platform
  • NOAA-11
  • NOAA-12
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