US NATIONAL AERONAUTIC AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION; JET PROPULSION LABORATORY Physical Oceanography Distributed Active Archive Center (JPL PO.DAAC) 20120609 000000Z tabular digital data METOP_A SST Not specified 1 Silver Spring, Maryland, USA US National Oceanographic Data Center http://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0086265 A Group for HIgh Resolution Sea Surface Temperature (GHRSST) dataset for the North Atlantic Region (NAR) from the Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) on the MetOp-A platform (launched on 19 Oct 2006). This particular dataset is produced by the European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT), Ocean and Sea Ice Satellite Application Facility (OSI SAF) in France. The AVHRR is a space-borne scanning sensor on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) family of Polar Orbiting Environmental Satellites (POES) having a operational legacy that traces back to the Television Infrared Observation Satellite-N (TIROS-N) launched in 1978. AVHRR instruments measure the radiance of the Earth in 5 (or 6) relatively wide spectral bands. The first two are centered around the red (0.6 micrometer) and near-infrared (0.9 micrometer) regions, the third one is located around 3.5 micrometer, and the last two sample the emitted thermal radiation, around 11 and 12 micrometers, respectively. The legacy 5 band instrument is known as AVHRR/2 while the more recent version, the AVHRR/3 (first carried on the NOAA-15 platform), acquires data in a 6th channel located at 1.6 micrometer. Typically the 11 and 12 micron channels are used to derive sea surface temperature (SST) sometimes in combination with the 3.5 micron channel. The highest ground resolution that can be obtained from the current AVHRR instruments is 1.1 km at nadir. The MetOp-A platform is sun synchronous generally viewing the same earth location twice a day (latitude dependent) due to the relatively large AVHRR swath of approximately 2400 km. The NAR products are SST fields derived from 1km AVHRR data that are re-mapped onto a 0.02 degree equal angle grid. In the processing chain, global AVHRR level 1b data are acquired at Centre de Meteorologie Spatiale (CMS) through the EUMETSAT/EUMETCAST system. A cloud mask is applied and SST is retrieved from the AVHRR infrared (IR) channels by using a multispectral technique. The MetOp-A SST L3P data are compliant with the Group for High Resolution SST (GHRSST) Data Specification (GDS) version 1.7. The Global Ocean Data Assimilation Experiment (GODAE) high-resolution sea surface temperature (GHRSST) project data. Entry ID: EUR-L3P-NAR_AVHRR_METOP_A Projection_Information: Projection Type: Regular latitude/longitude grid Ellipsoid_Type: none Other Projection Details: Geolocation information included for each pixel Data Resolution: Latitude resolution: .02 Longitude resolution: .02 The temporal resolution: Twice daily (nominally) This metadata record was generated from an original data set description (DSD) record in DIF format: http://www.ghrsst.org Reference: Information on the the METOP SST algorithm can be found in the following documents: http://www.osi-saf.org/biblio/docs/ss1_pum_leo_sst_2_0.pdf Sources: METOP-A METOP-A Sensors: AVHRR-3 Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer-3 20110621 20110621 ground condition Complete As needed -76.02 72.97 78.24 13.59 GCMD Earth Science Oceans Ocean Temperature Sea Surface Temperature None AVHRR-3 Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer-3 NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS AVHRR-GAC NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS satellite data NODC PLATFORM NAMES THESAURUS MetOp-A NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS Group for High Resolution Sea Surface Temperature NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS US NATIONAL AERONAUTIC AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION; JET PROPULSION LABORATORY Physical Oceanography Distributed Active Archive Center (JPL PO.DAAC) NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS MEDSPIRATION (MEDSPIRATION) NODC ACCESSION 86265 0086265 ISO 19115 Topic Categories oceans NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS World-Wide Distribution GCMD Atlantic Ocean none Northeast Atlantic Including Mediterranean, Baltic And Black Seas none NOAA and NODC would appreciate recognition as the resource from which these data were obtained in any publications and/or other representations of these data. US NATIONAL AERONAUTIC AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION; JET PROPULSION LABORATORY Armstrong, Edward mailing and physical

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Pasadena CA 91109 UNITED STATES Unavailable Unavailable EUMETSAT/OSI-SAF EUMETSAT/OSI-SAF 20080808T000000Z EUMETSAT/OSI-SAF 20080808T000000Z http://ghrsst.jpl.nasa.gov .02 .02 Decimal degrees Dr. Kenneth Casey NOAA National Oceanographic Data Center Physical scientist mailing address

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Silver Spring Maryland 20910 U.S.A. (301)713-3300 FAX: (301) 713-3300 Kenneth.Casey@noaa.gov 9:00 AM-4:00 PM, EST Phone/FAX/E-mail/letter NODC ACCESSION # 0086265 NOAA makes no warranty regarding these data, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NOAA and NODC cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in these data, nor as a result of the failure of these data to function on a particular system. netCDF 20080808T000000Z GHRSST formatted file (netCDF version 3); see: The Recommended GHRSST-PP Data Processing Specification, GDS (Version 1 revision 1.5), GHRSST-PP Report Number 17. sea surface temperature data See: The Recommended GHRSST-PP Data Processing Specification, GDS (Version 1 revision 1.5), GHRSST-PP Report Number 17. 26.847 http://www.nodc.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/OAS/prd/accession/download/0086265 Data may be directly downloaded through the NODC Ocean Archive System at: URL: http://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0086265. NODC can be contacted directly for custom orders. When requesting data from the NODC, the desired data set may be referred to by the 7-digit number given in the RESOURCE DESCRIPTION field of this metadata record. For more information see the NODC GHRSST project web site: URL: http://ghrsst.nodc.noaa.gov Standard Internet browser and FTP capability ftp://ftp.nodc.noaa.gov/pub/data.nodc// Direct FTP access: Navigate to ftp://ftp.nodc.noaa.gov/pub/data.nodc// using any FTP client to begin downloading data. For more information see the NODC GHRSST project web site: URL: http://ghrsst.nodc.noaa.gov Any FTP client http://data.nodc.noaa.gov// Simple Web access: Using any web browser, navigate to URL: http://data.nodc.noaa.gov// and begin browsing through the file hierarchy. Clicking on any of the files will prompt you to download that file or will launch any application associated with netCDF files. For more information see the NODC GHRSST project web site: URL: http://ghrsst.nodc.noaa.gov Standard Internet browser and/or software capable of utilizing netCDF files http://data.nodc.noaa.gov// These data are also served using OPeNDAP (formerly DODS) server. The base URL is: URL: http://data.nodc.noaa.gov// For more information see the NODC GHRSST project web site: URL: http://ghrsst.nodc.noaa.gov For a listing of OPeNDAP clients which may be used to access OPeNDAP-enabled data sets, please see the OPeNDAP web site at URL: URL: http://opendap.org/ Standard Internet browsers can browse OPeNDAP servers and specialized OPeNDAP software can enable more sophisticated data access and visualizations. none Data may be directly downloaded through the NODC website at: http://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0086265. NODC can be contacted directly for custom orders. (When requesting data from the NODC, the desired data set may be referred to by the 7-digit number given in the RESOURCE DESCRIPTION field of this metadata record). Within 24 hours if directly downloaded, depending on size Contact the NODC User Services Group via phone/FAX/E-mail: nodc.services@noaa.gov Working knowlege of netCDF files and ability to work with satellite data strongly recommended. 20090901T143000Z Unknown Present Unknown Jean-Francois Piolle European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT) Technical Contact mailing address

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IFREMER CERSAT, Technopole Brest-Iroise, 29280 Plouzane, France IFREMER CERSAT, Technopole Brest-Iroise, 29280 Plouzane, France IFREMER CERSAT, Technopole Brest-Iroise, 29280 Plouzane, France IFREMER CERSAT, Technopole Brest-Iroise, 29280 Plouzane, France +33-2-98224691 +33-2-98224533 jfpiolle@ifremer.fr Standard Business hours Phone/FAX/Email DSD-EUR-L3P-NAR_AVHRR_METOP_A.xml Unknown; see http://www.eumetsat.int/Home/index.htm netCDF 20080808T000000Z GHRSST formatted file (netCDF version 3); see: The Recommended GHRSST-PP Data Processing Specification, GDS (Version 1 revision 1.5), GHRSST-PP Report Number 17. sea surface temperature data See: The Recommended GHRSST-PP Data Processing Specification, GDS (Version 1 revision 1.5), GHRSST-PP Report Number 17. 26.847 http://www.eumetsat.int/Home/index.htm Access EUMETSAT site: http://www.eumetsat.int/Home/index.htm; some products may require authorization (restricted access) PC, Mac, Linux, Unix; standard Internet browser See URL at: http://www.eumetsat.int/Home/index.htm See URL at: http://www.eumetsat.int/Home/index.htm. Some products may have restricted access. Within 24 hours if directly downloaded, depending on size See EUMETSAT website at URL: http://www.eumetsat.int/Home/index.htm Ability to work with netCDF files, working knowledge of satellite data strongly recommended 20090901T143000Z Unknown Present Unknown Edward Armstrong Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), Physical Oceanography Distributed Active Archive Center (PO.DAAC) Technical Contact mailing address

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Pasadena California 91109 USA 818 393 6710 818 393 2718 ghrsst@podaac.jpl.nasa.gov Standard Business hours, Pacific Time Phone/FAX/Email DSD-EUR-L3P-NAR_AVHRR_METOP_A.xml JPL makes no warranty regarding these data, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. JPL cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in these data, nor as a result of the failure of these data to function on a particular system. netCDF 20080808T000000Z GHRSST formatted file (netCDF version 3); see: The Recommended GHRSST-PP Data Processing Specification, GDS (Version 1 revision 1.5), GHRSST-PP Report Number 17. sea surface temperature data See: The Recommended GHRSST-PP Data Processing Specification, GDS (Version 1 revision 1.5), GHRSST-PP Report Number 17. 26.847 ftp://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/pub/sea_surface_temperature/GHRSST The direct FTP link is: ftp://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/pub/sea_surface_temperature/GHRSST Data, documentation, and read software may also be downloaded through the JPL Global Data Assembly Center (GDAC) at: URL: http://ghrsst.jpl.nasa.gov/data_access.html For more information see the GDAC GHRSST project web site: URL: http://ghrsst.nasa.noaa.gov GHRSST products are generally only stored and available for a period of 30 days after satellite observation. After this time they can be acquired from the NOAA NODC. PC, Mac, Linux, Unix; standard Internet browser None See URL at: http:/ghrsst.jpl.nasa.gov . Some products may have restricted access. GHRSST products are available for a period of about 30 days after observation. After this time they can be acquired from the NOAA NODC. Within 24 hours if directly downloaded, depending on size Contact the PO.DAAC User Services Office: ghrsst@podaac.jpl.nasa.gov Ability to work with netCDF files, working knowledge of satellite data strongly recommended 20090901T143000Z Unknown Present Unknown 20110621-EUR-L3P_GHRSST-SSTsubskin-NAR_AVHRR_METOP_A-eumetsat_sstnar_metop02_20110621_100000-v01.7-fv01.0.nc GHRSST Formatted netCDF data file The Recommended GHRSST-PP Data Processing Specification GDS (Version 1 revision 1.5), GHRSST-PP Report Number 17 Compiled by Craig Donlon and the GHRSST-PP Science Team craig.donlon@metoffice.com Published by the International GHRSST-PP Project Office Met Office Fitzroy Road Exeter, EX3 1PB United Kingdom Tel: +44 (0)1392 886622 Fax: +44 (0)1393 885681 Latitude Latitude in decimal degrees following FGDC specifications. Here, the Range Domain Minimum given below is equivalent to a South Bounding Coordinate for this Entity. The Range Domain Maximum is the North Bounding Coordinate. FGDC-STD-001-1998 13.590 78.240 20110621T053000Z 20110621T143000Z Longitude Longitude in decimal degrees following FGDC specifications. Here, the Range Domain Minimum given below is equivalent to a West Bounding Coordinate for this entity. The Range Domain Maximum is the East Bounding Coordinate. FGDC-STD-001-1998 -76.020 72.970 20110621T053000Z 20110621T143000Z Time Universal Time (Greenwich Mean Time) values shall follow the 24 hour timekeeping system for Universal time of day in hours, minutes, and seconds, and decimal fractions of a second (expressed to the precision desired) without separators convention, with the upper case letter Z following the low order (or extreme right-hand) time element of the 24 hour hour time clock expression. The general form is HHMMSSSSZ. American Standards Institute, 1975, Representations of universal time, local time differentials, and United States time zone reference for information interchange (ANSI X3.51-1975): New York, American National Standards Institute. For usage in these data see: The Recommended GHRSST-PP Data Processing Specification GDS (Version 1 revision 1.5), GHRSST-PP Report Number 17 Canned text; no .DIF match 20110621T053000Z 20110621T143000Z 20110621T053000Z 20110621T143000Z 20110621-EUR-L3P_GHRSST-SSTsubskin-NAR_AVHRR_METOP_A-eumetsat_sstnar_metop02_20110621_200000-v01.7-fv01.0.nc GHRSST Formatted netCDF data file The Recommended GHRSST-PP Data Processing Specification GDS (Version 1 revision 1.5), GHRSST-PP Report Number 17 Compiled by Craig Donlon and the GHRSST-PP Science Team craig.donlon@metoffice.com Published by the International GHRSST-PP Project Office Met Office Fitzroy Road Exeter, EX3 1PB United Kingdom Tel: +44 (0)1392 886622 Fax: +44 (0)1393 885681 Latitude Latitude in decimal degrees following FGDC specifications. Here, the Range Domain Minimum given below is equivalent to a South Bounding Coordinate for this Entity. The Range Domain Maximum is the North Bounding Coordinate. FGDC-STD-001-1998 13.590 78.240 20110621T153000Z 20110622T003000Z Longitude Longitude in decimal degrees following FGDC specifications. Here, the Range Domain Minimum given below is equivalent to a West Bounding Coordinate for this entity. The Range Domain Maximum is the East Bounding Coordinate. FGDC-STD-001-1998 -76.020 72.970 20110621T153000Z 20110622T003000Z Time Universal Time (Greenwich Mean Time) values shall follow the 24 hour timekeeping system for Universal time of day in hours, minutes, and seconds, and decimal fractions of a second (expressed to the precision desired) without separators convention, with the upper case letter Z following the low order (or extreme right-hand) time element of the 24 hour hour time clock expression. The general form is HHMMSSSSZ. American Standards Institute, 1975, Representations of universal time, local time differentials, and United States time zone reference for information interchange (ANSI X3.51-1975): New York, American National Standards Institute. For usage in these data see: The Recommended GHRSST-PP Data Processing Specification GDS (Version 1 revision 1.5), GHRSST-PP Report Number 17 Canned text; no .DIF match 20110621T153000Z 20110622T003000Z 20110621T153000Z 20110622T003000Z Within the GHRSST DIF-style metadata framework, every data set type is described by a static Data Set Description (DSD), and the individual netCDF files making up that dataset are described by dynamic File Records (FR). These FRs contain the spatial and temporal domain contained in each data file. The DIF-style metadata (the DSD and its children FRs) are converted to a single FGDC record for each NODC GHRSST accession, which can consist of several discrete data files. This conversion is accomplished using an XML stylesheet which builds a framework FGDC record based on the DSD, and populates it with one Entity for each data file based on the FRs. These Entities are given three Attributes: Latitude, Longitude, and Time. The Range Domain Minimum and Maximum elements within each of those Attributes are use to describe the spatial and temporal domain contained in the data file. So, for example, the Range Domain Minimum for the Attribute Latitude corresponds to a South Bounding Coordinate for that Entity. The Recommended GHRSST-PP Data Processing Specification GDS (Version 1 revision 1.5), GHRSST-PP Report Number 17 Compiled by Craig Donlon and the GHRSST-PP Science Team craig.donlon@metoffice.com Published by the International GHRSST-PP Project Office Met Office Fitzroy Road Exeter, EX3 1PB United Kingdom Tel: +44 (0)1392 886622 Fax: +44 (0)1393 885681 Metadata records converted to FGDC format and archived at the National Oceanographic Data Center 20120609 Dr. Kenneth Casey NOAA National Oceanographic Data Center Physical scientist mailing address

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Silver Spring Maryland 20910 U.S.A. (301)713-3300 FAX: (301) 713-3300 Kenneth.Casey@noaa.gov 9:00 AM-4:00 PM, EST Phone/FAX/E-mail/letter FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata FGDC-STD-001-1998 local time None None None Unclassified Not applicable