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Coastal Geostationary Sea Surface Temperature (SST) Products from NOAA GOES and Japanese MTSAT-1R satellites, coastal United States, 2000 - present

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The NOAA Office of Satellite and Product Operations (OSPO) generates geostationary sea surface temperature (SST) products. These products are derived from NOAA's Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES) and Japan's Multi-functional Transport Satellite 1 Replacement (MTSAT-1R). They are available for the coastal United States including Alaska and Hawaii.

Available products include GOES CoastWatch Regional SST, GOES Hourly SST Matchup, GOES Hourly SST, GOES 24-hourly SST, GOES 3-hourly SST, GOES CoastWatch Sectors SST (3-hour), GOES SST Daily Frontal Product, Blended SST 5-km Daily Product, Blended SST 11-km Daily Product, Meteosat Hourly SST Matchup, Meteosat 1-hour averaging SST, Meteosat 24-hour averaging SST, Meteosat 3-hour averaging SST, MTSAT Hourly SST Matchup, MTSAT Hourly SST, MTSAT 24-hourly SST, and Blended SST Night-only 5-km Daily Products. Data are output as binary at 6 km resolution.
  • Cite as: NOAA Office of Satellite and Product Operations (2012). Coastal Geostationary Sea Surface Temperature (SST) Products from NOAA GOES and Japanese MTSAT-1R satellites, coastal United States, 2000 - present. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/OSPO-GOES-SST. Accessed [date].
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Dataset Point of Contact NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
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Coverage Description CoastWatch Regions
Time Period 2000-11-30 to Present
Spatial Reference System urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG:4326
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates
West: 165
East: -15
South: -60
North: 60
Spatial Coverage Map
General Documentation
Processing Documents
  • GOES SST Algorithms
  • GOES SST Algorithms
  • GOES SST Algorithms
  • GOES SST Algorithms
  • Estimation of Sea Surface Temperatures Using GOES-8/9 Radiance Measurement
  • Geostationary Sea Surface Temperature Product Validation and Methodology
Associated Resources
Publication Dates
  • publication: 2012-01-23
  • revision: 2020-04-23
Data Presentation Form Digital table - digital representation of facts or figures systematically displayed, especially in columns
Dataset Progress Status Ongoing - data is continually being updated
Historical archive - data has been stored in an offline storage facility
Data Update Frequency Daily
Supplemental Information
This product was originally produced by the NOAA Office of Satellite and Data Distribution (OSDPD), which was merged with the NOAA Office of Satellite Operations (OSO) to form the NOAA Office of Satellite and Product Operations (OSPO) in 2011.
Purpose Geostationary satellite measurements of sea surface temperature products are useful to understand and manage ecosystems and global climate.
Use Limitations
  • accessLevel: Public
  • Distribution liability: NOAA and NCEI make no warranty, expressed or implied, regarding these data, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NOAA and NCEI cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in these data. If appropriate, NCEI can only certify that the data it distributes are an authentic copy of the records that were accepted for inclusion in the NCEI archives.
Dataset Citation
  • Cite as: NOAA Office of Satellite and Product Operations (2012). Coastal Geostationary Sea Surface Temperature (SST) Products from NOAA GOES and Japanese MTSAT-1R satellites, coastal United States, 2000 - present. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/OSPO-GOES-SST. Accessed [date].
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Theme keywords NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS WMO_CategoryCode
  • oceanography
  • satelliteObservation
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
Data Center keywords NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords
Platform keywords NODC PLATFORM NAMES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Platform Keywords ICES/SeaDataNet Ship Codes
Instrument keywords NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords
Place keywords NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
Project keywords NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS
Data Resolution keywords Spatial Resolution
  • 6 km
Keywords NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER
Use Constraints
  • Cite as: NOAA Office of Satellite and Product Operations (2012). Coastal Geostationary Sea Surface Temperature (SST) Products from NOAA GOES and Japanese MTSAT-1R satellites, coastal United States, 2000 - present. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/OSPO-GOES-SST. Accessed [date].
Access Constraints
  • 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.
Fees
  • In most cases, electronic downloads of the data are free. However, fees may apply for custom orders, data certifications, copies of analog materials, and data distribution on physical media.
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Processor
  • DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/ORA/ORAD > Office of Research and Development, ORA, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Processing Steps
  • The NOAA Office of Satellite Data Processing and Distribution generate sea surface temperature (SST) retrievals on an operational basis from the GOES satellite Imagers. Level 1b GOES Variable (GVAR) data is converted to McIDAS Area Format and algorithms are applied to create SST products and a matchup file.
Processing Documents
    • GOES SST Algorithms
    • GOES SST Algorithms
    • GOES SST Algorithms
    • GOES SST Algorithms
    • Estimation of Sea Surface Temperatures Using GOES-8/9 Radiance Measurement
    • Geostationary Sea Surface Temperature Product Validation and Methodology
Source Datasets
  • GOES Satellite Data - Imager
    • Description of Source: Level 1b GOES Variable (GVAR) Imager data from which the sea surface temperature (SST) values are derived.
    • Temporal extent used: 2000-11-30 to Present
  • GOES Hourly SST
    • Description of Source: The hourly dataset is created from three half-hourly satellite images. Geographic coverage is from 60 North to 45 South and 180 West to 30 West.
    • Temporal extent used: 2000-11-30 to Present
  • GOES 3-Hourly SST
    • Description of Source: Derived from 3 hourly products centered at nominal epoch.The geographic coverage is 60 degrees North latitude to 45 degrees South latitude, 180 degrees West longitude to 30 degrees West longitude.
    • Temporal extent used: 2000-11-30 to Present
  • GOES 24-Hourly SST
    • Description of Source: Derived from up to 24 hourly products on the specified day-of-year.
    • Temporal extent used: 2000-11-30 to Present
  • GOES Hourly SST Matchup
    • Description of Source: The result of SST matchup with buoys.
    • Temporal extent used: 2000-11-30 to Present
  • GOES CoastWatch Regional SST
    • Description of Source: There are seven regional files: Alaska, Northeast, Caribbean, Southeast, West Coast, Great Lakes and Hawaii.
    • Temporal extent used: 2000-11-30 to Present
  • GOES SST Daily Frontal Product
    • Description of Source: These products are daily binary files - a bit mask overlay to the standard sst product, showing the location of fronts. They are uncompressed files of 6.3 MBytes.
    • Temporal extent used: 2007 to Present
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Processing Steps
  • 2020-04-23T20:26:38Z - NCEI Accession 0108128 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
  • GOES Imager
  • JAMI
Platform
  • GOES-10
  • GOES-11
  • GOES-12
  • GOES-13
  • GOES-15
  • GOES-8
  • GOES-9
  • MTSAT-1R (Himawari 6)
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