Optimum interpolation Sea Surface Temperature

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A high-resolution sea surface temperature analysis product that blends in situ (ship and buoy) reports and satellite data and uses optimum interpolation to fill spatial gaps.

temporal
resolution daily
period historical
coverage 1981–present

descriptors
gridded yes
type observations (interpolated)
formats nc

access
published yes
link to data https://data.nodc.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/iso?id=gov.noaa.ncdc:C00844
availability public

spatial
resolution 0.25° x 0.25°
depth surface
coverage global
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Major Variables

Key References

  • Banzon, V., Smith, T. M., Chin, T. M., Liu, C., and Hankins, W., 2016: A long-term record of blended satellite and in situ sea-surface temperature for climate monitoring, modeling and environmental studies. Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 165–176, doi:10.5194/essd-8-165-2016.
  • Reynolds, R. W., T. M. Smith, C. Liu, D. B. Chelton, K. S. Casey, and M. G. Schlax, 2007: Daily high-resolution-blended analyses for sea surface temperature. Journal of Climate. doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-14-00293.1.

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