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Sea Surface Temperature – Pathfinder CDR

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The Sea Surface Temperature (SST) - Pathfinder Climate Data Record (CDR) is a collection of global, twice-daily (Day and Night), 4km sea surface temperature (SST) data produced by NCEI. Level 3C processed data (L3C) is generated with measurements combined from a single instrument into a space-time grid.

The dataset was computed with data from the Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) instruments on board NOAA's polar orbiting satellite series using a modern system based on SeaDAS Version 6.4 and the dataset period of record is 1981–2023.

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Principal Investigator

Huai-min Zhang, NOAA NCEI

Project Page

Sea Surface Temperature - Pathfinder

Citation

Cite dataset when used as a source. See the dataset's landing page for citation details at doi:10.7289/V52J68XX.

Data Access

  • Sea surface temperature
  • Wind speed (10 m)
  • Sea ice fraction