GHRSST Level 2P NOAA STAR SST v2.80 from VIIRS on S-NPP Satellite (GDS version 2)
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The Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS), starting with S-NPP launched on 28 October 2011, is the new generation of the US Polar Operational Environmental Satellites (POES). NOAA is responsible for all JPSS products, including SST from the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS). The L2P SST product is derived at the native sensor resolution (~0.75 km at nadir, ~1.5 km at swath edge) using NOAA's Advanced Clear-Sky Processor for Ocean (ACSPO) system, and reported in 10-minute granules in netCDF4 format, compliant with the Group for High Resolution Sea Surface Temperature (GHRSST) Data Specification version 2 (GDS2). SSTs are derived from Brightness Temperatures (BTs) using the Non-Linear SST (NLSST) algorithms (Petrenko et al., 2014). An ACSPO clear-sky mask (ACSM) is provided in each pixel as part of variable l2p_flags, which also includes day/night, land, ice, twilight, and glint flags (Petrenko et al., 2010). Only ACSM confidently clear pixels are recommended (equivalent to GDS2 quality level=5). Per GDS2 specifications, two additional Sensor-Specific Error Statistics layers (SSES bias and standard deviation) are reported in each pixel with QL=5. The ACSPO VIIRS L2P product is monitored and validated against quality controlled in situ data provided by NOAA in situ SST Quality Monitor system (iQuam) using another NOAA system, SST Quality Monitor (SQUAM). A reduced size (0.5GB/day), equal-angle gridded (0.02-deg resolution), ACSPO L3U product is also available, where gridded L2P SSTs with QL=5 only are reported. The v2.80 is an updated version from the v2.61 with several algorithm improvements including two added thermal front layers, reduced L2P SST data size, mitigated warm biases in the high latitudes, and improved clear-sky mask.
- Cite as: Jonasson, Olafur; Ignatov, Alexander; Kihai, Yury; Gladkova, Irina; Petrenko, Boris; Pryamitsyn, Victor; Baker-Yeboah, Sheekela (2015). GHRSST Level 2P NOAA STAR SST v2.80 from VIIRS on S-NPP Satellite (GDS version 2). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.7289/v5pr7sx5. Accessed [date].
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- File Specification: GDS-2.0, ACDD-1.3, CF-1.6
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2014-05-20 to Present |
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West: -180
East: 180
South: -90
North: 90
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- GHRSST User Guide version 9.1
- The Recommended GHRSST Data Specification (GDS) GDS 2.0 revision 5
- SST Quality Monitor 2.1 (SQUAM v2.1)
- Petrenko, B., Ignatov, A., Kihai, Y., Stroup, J., & Dash, P. (2014). Evaluation and selection of SST regression algorithms for JPSS VIIRS. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 119(8), 4580–4599. https://doi.org/10.1002/2013jd020637
- Petrenko, B., Ignatov, A., Kihai, Y., & Heidinger, A. (2010). Clear-Sky Mask for the Advanced Clear-Sky Processor for Oceans. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 27(10), 1609–1623. https://doi.org/10.1175/2010jtecha1413.1
- iQUAM: in situ SST Quality Monitor 2.10
- MICROS 2: Monitoring of IR Clear-sky Radiances over Oceans for SST
- NOAA Satellite Applications and Research (STAR) (2021). GHRSST Level 2P NOAA STAR SST v2.80 from VIIRS on S-NPP Satellite. https://doi.org/10.5067/ghvrs-2po28
- NOAA Office of Satellite and Product Operations (OSPO) (2019). GHRSST Level 2P OSPO dataset v2.61 from VIIRS on S-NPP Satellite (GDS v2).
- Lemieux, P. (2021). Data Stewardship Maturity Report for GHRSST 2 Level 2P Global Skin Sea Surface Temperature from the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) on the Suomi NPP satellite created by the NOAA Advanced Clear-Sky Processor for Ocean (ACSPO) (GDS version 2). National Centers for Environmental Information (U.S.). https://doi.org/10.25923/9wr5-j055
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- publication: 2015-08-11
- revision: 2024-04-18
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This collection includes data from the following product(s): GHRSST Level 2P NOAA STAR SST v2.80 from VIIRS on S-NPP Satellite (GDS version 2) (VIIRS_NPP-OSPO-L2P-v2.80); GHRSST Level 2P Global Skin Sea Surface Temperature from the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) on the Suomi NPP satellite created by the NOAA Advanced Clear-Sky Processor for Ocean (ACSPO) (VIIRS_NPP-OSPO-L2P-v2.3); GHRSST GDS2 Level 2P Global Skin Sea Surface Temperature from the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) on the Suomi NPP satellite created by the NOAA Advanced Clear-Sky Processor for Ocean (ACSPO) (VIIRS_NPP-OSPO-L2P-v2.4); GHRSST GDS2 Level 2P Global Subskin Sea Surface Temperature from the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) on the Suomi NPP satellite created by the NOAA Advanced Clear-Sky Processor for Ocean (ACSPO) (VIIRS_NPP-OSPO-L2P-v2.41); GHRSST GDS2 Level 2P Global Subskin Sea Surface Temperature version 2.60 from the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) on the Suomi NPP satellite created by the NOAA Advanced Clear-Sky Processor for Ocean (ACSPO) (VIIRS_NPP-OSPO-L2P-v2.60); GHRSST Level 2P OSPO dataset v2.61 from VIIRS on S-NPP Satellite (GDS v2) (VIIRS_NPP-OSPO-L2P-v2.61); GHRSST Level 2P NOAA STAR SST v2.80 from VIIRS on S-NPP Satellite (VIIRS_NPP-STAR-L2P-v2.80). |
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- Cite as: Jonasson, Olafur; Ignatov, Alexander; Kihai, Yury; Gladkova, Irina; Petrenko, Boris; Pryamitsyn, Victor; Baker-Yeboah, Sheekela (2015). GHRSST Level 2P NOAA STAR SST v2.80 from VIIRS on S-NPP Satellite (GDS version 2). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.7289/v5pr7sx5. Accessed [date].
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- DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/STAR > Center for Satellite Applications and Research, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
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- Cite as: Jonasson, Olafur; Ignatov, Alexander; Kihai, Yury; Gladkova, Irina; Petrenko, Boris; Pryamitsyn, Victor; Baker-Yeboah, Sheekela (2015). GHRSST Level 2P NOAA STAR SST v2.80 from VIIRS on S-NPP Satellite (GDS version 2). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.7289/v5pr7sx5. Accessed [date].
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