GHRSST Level 3U Global Subskin Sea Surface Temperature from GMI onboard GPM satellite

(GMI-REMSS-L3U-v8.2a)
Version8.2a
Processing Level3
Start/Stop Date2014-Mar-04 to Present
Short NameGMI-REMSS-L3U-v8.2a
DescriptionThe Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) satellite was launched on February 27th, 2014 with the GPM Microwave Imager (GMI) instrument on board. The GPM mission is a joint effort between NASA, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and other international partners. In march 2005, NASA has chosen the Ball Aerospace and Technologies Corp., Boulder, Colorado to build the GMI instrument on the continued success of the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) satellite by expanding current coverage of precipitation from the tropics to the entire world. GMI is a dual-polarization, multi-channel, conical-scanning, passive microwave radiometer with frequent revisit times. One of the primary differences between GPM and other satellites with microwave radiometers is the orbit, which is inclined 65 degrees, allowing a full sampling of all local Earth times repeated approximately every 2 weeks. The GPM platform undergoes yaw maneuvers approximately every 40 days to compensate for the sun's changing position and prevent the side of the spacecraft facing the sun from overheating. Today, the GMI instrument plays an essential role in the worldwide measurement of precipitation and environmental forecasting. Sea Surface Temperature (SST) is one of its major products. The GMI data from the Remote Sensing System (REMSS) have been produced using an updated RTM, Version-8. The V8 brightness temperatures from GMI are slightly different from the V7 brightness temperatures; The SST datasets are available in near-real time (NRT) as they arrive, with a delay of about 3 to 6 hours, including the Daily, 3-Day, Weekly, and Monthly time series products.
DOI10.5067/GHGMI-3UR8A
MeasurementOCEANS > OCEAN TEMPERATURE > SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE
Platform/Sensor
GPM
Platform
Name: Global Precipitation Measurement Core Observatory (GPM)
Orbit Period: 95.0 minutes
Inclination Angle: 65.0 degrees
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GMI
SENSOR
Name: GPM Microwave Imager (GMI)
Swath Width: 904.0 kilometers
Description: Spacecraft angular distance from orbital plane relative to the Equator.

ProjectGroup for High Resolution Sea Surface Temperature (GHRSST)
Data ProviderPublisher: Remote Sensing Systems
Creator: Remote Sensing Systems
Release Place: Santa Rosa, CA, USA
Release Date: 2017-Nov-30
Resource: http://www.remss.com

FormatnetCDF-4
Keyword(s)GHRSST, sea surface temperature, SST, REMSS, GMI, GPM, L3U, GDS2
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Resolution
Spatial Resolution: 0.25 Decimal Degrees x 0.25 Decimal Degrees
 
Coverage
Region: GLOBAL
North Bounding Coordinate: 90 degrees
South Bounding Coordinate: -90 degrees
West Bounding Coordinate: -180 degrees
East Bounding Coordinate: 180 degrees
Time Span: 2014-Mar-04 to Present
Granule Time Span: 2014-Mar-04 to 2024-Apr-19
 
Projection
Projection Type: Satellite native swath
Projection Detail: Geolocation information included for each pixel
 
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Citation Remote Sensing Systems. 2017. GMI 25km gridded SST data set. Ver. 8.2a. PO.DAAC, CA, USA. Dataset accessed [YYYY-MM-DD] at https://doi.org/10.5067/GHGMI-3UR8A

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