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GHRSST Level 4 OSPO Global Nighttime Foundation Sea Surface Temperature Analysis (GDS version 2) for 2024-04-18 (NCEI Accession 0292264)


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        abstract:  A Group for High Resolution Sea Surface Temperature (GHRSST) Level 4 sea surface temperature analysis produced daily on an operational basis at the Office of Satellite and Product Operations (OSPO) using optimal interpolation (OI) on a global 0.054 degree grid. The Geo-Polar Blended Sea Surface Temperature (SST) Analysis combines multi-satellite retrievals of sea surface temperature into a single analysis of SST. This analysis includes only nighttime data from sensors that include the Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR), the Visible Infrared Imager Radiometer Suite (VIIRS), the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) imager, the Japanese Advanced Meteorological Imager (JAMI) and in situ data from ships, drifting and moored buoys. This analysis was specifically produced to be used as a lower boundary condition in Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) models. This dataset adheres to the GHRSST Data Processing Specification (GDS) version 2 format specifications.
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            description:  Advanced Himawari Imager The Advanced Himawari Imager (AHI) is a 16 channel multispectral imager to capture visible light and infrared images of the Asia-Pacific region. As the primary instrument aboard Himawari-8 and 9, the Japanese Himawari geostationary weather satellites operated by the Japan Meteorological Agency(JMA), the instrument was designed and built by Exelis Geospatial Systems, N. Y. (now Harris Space & Intelligence Systems). AHI is an Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) class instrument similar to the one that has been integrated onto the GOES-R spacecraft series of US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration(NOAA), with only a few differences. One of the major differences is that the AHI hosts a green visible band.The AHI can produce images with a resolution down to 500m and can provide full disk observations every 10 mins and image the whole Japan territory every 2.5 minutes. Note: AHI is replacing JAMI flown on Himawari-6 (MTSAT-1R) and IMAGER on Himawari-7 (MTSAT-2) Additional information: https://directory.eoportal.org/web/eoportal/satellite-missions/h/himawari-8-9#sensors https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Himawari_8 http://www.jma-net.go.jp/msc/en/
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            description:  Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer-3 The AVHRR-3 is a six channel scanning radiometer providing 3 solar channels in the visible-near infrared region and 3 thermal infrared channels. The AVHRR-3 has two one-micrometer wide channels between 10.3 and 12.5 micrometers. This latest version of AVHRR was first carried on NOAA-15 launched in May 1998 and subsequently in all current NOAA and MetOp platforms. Measuring the same view, this array of diverse wavelengths, after processing, permits multi spectral analysis for more precisely defining hydrologic, oceanographic, and meteorological parameters. Comparison of data from two channels is often used to observe features or measure various environmental parameters. The three channels operating entirely within the infrared band are used to detect the heat radiation from and hence, the temperature of land, water, sea surfaces, and the clouds above them. Additional Information: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/pod-guide/ncdc/docs/klm/html/c3/sec3-1.htm
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            description:  Spinning Enhanced Visible and Infra-Red Imager Instrument onboard METEOSAT Second Generation satellite. Application - meteorology; from geostationary orbit, instrument performing full Earth disk imaging in 12 spectral bands for weather monitoring and forecasting. Features/Technical Details - Spectral range: • 0.4 – 1.6 micrometer (4 visible/near-infrared channels) • 3.8 – 13.4 micrometer (8 infrared channels) Resolution from 36000 km altitude: • 1 km in high resolution for visible channels • 3 km in infra red and visible channels Focal plane passively cooled at –180°C Earth scanning achieved by combination of satellite spin (East-West) and mirror scanning (South-North). • one image every 15 minutes • 245000 images over 7-year lifetime Instrument mass: 260 kg, 2.43 m height, 1 m diameter (without sunshield) Power consumption: 150 W average Data rate: 3.26 Mbit/s (From: http://www.astrium.eads.net/corp/prod/00000842.htm)
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            description: https://www.wmo-sat.info/oscar/satellites/view/152 Geostationary Operational Envt. Sat.; launch 2012 Previously known as GOES-R, now known as GOES-16.
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            description:  Platform Class: 64-Geostationary orbiting satellite Commissioned Date: 2016-11-02 Himawari 9 is a Japanese weather satellite, the 9th of the Himawari geostationary weather satellite operated by the Japan Meteorological Agency. See also: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Himawari_9 https://space.oscar.wmo.int/satellites/view/himawari_9 https://www.data.jma.go.jp/mscweb/en/general/himawari.html
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            description:  Launched and operated by European Space Agency (ESA). Platform Class: 64-Geostationary orbiting satellite Synonyms: Third METEOSAT Second Generation Satellite, MSG3 Launched Date: 2012-07-05 Commissioned Date: 2012-12-12 Countries: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Rep., Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland(, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom. Notes: MSG3 is a geostationary satellite at 0º longitude, 35800 km above the Gulf of Guinea off the west coast of equatorial Africa. It carries a pair of instruments, the Spinning Enhanced Visible and InfraRed Imager (SEVIRI), which observes the Earth in 12 spectral channels and the Geostationary Earth Radiation Budget (GERB) instrument, a visible-infrared radiometer for Earth radiation budget studies. It also carry a transponder to detect and relay distress signals from ships and aircraft. Info Source: http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Observing_the_Earth/Meteosat_Second_Generation/MSG-3_Europe_s_latest_weather_satellite_delivers_first_image https://directory.eoportal.org/web/eoportal/satellite-missions/m/meteosat-second-generation
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            description: https://www.wmo-sat.info/oscar/satellites/view/303 Second Meteosat Second Generation geostationary satellite, launched 21 December 2005. The NODC has archived sea surface temperature data collected from this platform as part of the Group for High Resolution Sea Surface Temperature (GHRSST) program. Synonyms: MSG-2 Instruments: SEVIRI et al
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            identifier:  (MD_Identifier)
                code:  MetOp-B (Meteorological Operational satellite-B)
            description:  Platform Class: 65-Orbiting satellite Synonyms: Meteorological Operational satellite-B Commissioned Date: 2012-09-17 Countries: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Rep., Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom. Notes +: MetOp-B is the second of three ESA and EUMETSAT weather satellites. The satellite carry a set of seven 'heritage' instruments provided by NOAA and CNES and a new generation of five European instruments offering improved sensing capabilities. Several of the instruments measure similar aspects of the atmosphere, namely temperature and humidity, but use a variety of measuring techniques to acquire their data. Info Source: http://www.eumetsat.int/website/home/Satellites/CurrentSatellites/Metop/index.html http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Observing_the_Earth/The_Living_Planet_Programme/Meteorological_missions/MetOp/About_the_satellite https://directory.eoportal.org/web/eoportal/satellite-missions/m/metop
            instrument:  #inst_be0f
        platform:  (MI_Platform)
            identifier:  (MD_Identifier)
                code:  MetOp-C (Meteorological Operational satellite-C)
            description:  Platform Class: 65-Orbiting satellite Synonyms: Meteorological Operational satellite-C Commissioned Date: 2018-11-07 -C is the third and final satellite of the first generation of polar-orbiting meteorological operational (MetOp) satellites developed by ESA and EUMETSAT. The MetOp satellites carry an array of sensors that measure temperature, humidity, trace gases, ozone and wind speed over the ocean. They include a set of seven 'heritage' instruments provided by NOAA and CNES and a new generation of five European instruments offering improved sensing capabilities. Several of the instruments measure similar aspects of the atmosphere. Info Source: http://www.eumetsat.int/website/home/Satellites/CurrentSatellites/Metop/index.html http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Observing_the_Earth/The_Living_Planet_Programme/Meteorological_missions/MetOp/About_the_satellite https://directory.eoportal.org/web/eoportal/satellite-missions/m/metop
            instrument:  #inst_be0f
        platform:  (MI_Platform)
            identifier:  (MD_Identifier)
                code:  NOAA-20 (JPSS-1)
            description:  Updated information from ICES for the platform NOAA-20 from US: UNITED STATES. Name : NOAA-20 Country(s) : US: UNITED STATES (ISO Country Code) Platform Class : 65: Orbiting satellite Synonyms: JPSS-1 Commissioned Date : 2018-05-30 Notes : Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) is the next generation polar-orbiting operational environmental satellite system series of the USA, and NOAA-20 is the 1st flight unit of the JPSS program, re-named NOAA-20 after the launch. Information Sources: - https://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/content/jpss-series-satellites-noaa-20-spacecraft - https://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/content/jpss-1-mission Comments: Instruments: VIIRS (Instruments ID 218) - Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite Also known as: JPSS-1 Confirmed by NOAA on 2019-07-12. (FY2019) Submitted to ICES on 2018-11-15.
            instrument:  #inst_be35
        platform:  (MI_Platform)
            identifier:  (MD_Identifier)
                code:  SNPP
            description:  The NPOESS Preparatory Project (NPP) was renamed to Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (S-NPP) in honor of Verner E. Suomi, University of Wisconsin meteorologist, widely recognized as the "Father of Satellite Meteorology." Suomi NPP is the first next generation polar-orbiting satellite in the JPSS series, and is considered the bridge between NOAA's legacy polar satellite fleet, NASA's Earth observing missions and JPSS constellation. Launched in October 2011, Suomi NPP boasts five state-of-the-art instruments: (1) VIIRS, (2) CrIS, (3) ATMS, (4) OMPS, and (5) CERES FM5— which will be the similar instruments carried on JPSS-1. It has design life of five years and was launched with a Delta-II Mission Launch Vehicle from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. Additional Information: https://www.ospo.noaa.gov/Operations/SNPP/status.html https://space.oscar.wmo.int/satellites/view/snpp http://www.jpss.noaa.gov/satellites.html#SNPP
            instrument:  #inst_be35