GHRSST Level 4 MUR 0.25deg Global Foundation Sea Surface Temperature Analysis (v4.2)

(MUR25-JPL-L4-GLOB-v04.2)
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Version4.2
Processing Level4
Start/Stop Date2002-Aug-31 to Present
Short NameMUR25-JPL-L4-GLOB-v04.2
DescriptionA Group for High Resolution Sea Surface Temperature (GHRSST) Level 4 sea surface temperature analysis produced as a retrospective dataset at the JPL Physical Oceanography DAAC using wavelets as basis functions in an optimal interpolation approach on a global 0.25 degree grid. The version 4 Multiscale Ultrahigh Resolution (MUR) L4 analysis is based upon nighttime GHRSST L2P skin and subskin SST observations from several instruments including the NASA Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer-EOS (AMSR-E), the JAXA Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer 2 on GCOM-W1, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometers (MODIS) on the NASA Aqua and Terra platforms, the US Navy microwave WindSat radiometer, the Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) on several NOAA satellites, and in situ SST observations from the NOAA iQuam project. The ice concentration data are from the archives at the EUMETSAT Ocean and Sea Ice Satellite Application Facility (OSI SAF) High Latitude Processing Center and are also used for an improved SST parameterization for the high-latitudes. The dataset also contains an additional SST anomaly variable derived from a MUR climatology (average between 2003 and 2014). This dataset was originally funded by the NASA MEaSUREs program (http://earthdata.nasa.gov/our-community/community-data-system-programs/measures-projects ) and the NASA CEOS COVERAGE project and created by a team led by Dr. Toshio M. Chin from JPL. It adheres to the GHRSST Data Processing Specification (GDS) version 2 format specifications.
DOI10.5067/GHM25-4FJ42
MeasurementOCEANS > OCEAN TEMPERATURE > SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE
Platform/Sensor
Aqua
Platform
Name: Earth Observing System, Aqua (Aqua)
Orbit Period: 98.4 minutes
Inclination Angle: 98.1 degrees
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MODIS
SENSOR
Name: Moderate-Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS)
Swath Width: 2330.0 kilometers
Description: Spacecraft angular distance from orbital plane relative to the Equator.

Aqua
Platform
Name: Earth Observing System, Aqua (Aqua)
Orbit Period: 98.4 minutes
Inclination Angle: 98.1 degrees
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AMSR-E
SENSOR
Name: Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer-EOS (AMSR-E)
Swath Width: 1450.0 kilometers
Description: Spacecraft angular distance from orbital plane relative to the Equator.

CORIOLIS
Platform
Name: Coriolis (CORIOLIS)
Orbit Period: 101.6 minutes
Inclination Angle: 98.7 degrees
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WINDSAT
SENSOR
Name: WindSat (WINDSAT)
Swath Width: 1200.0 kilometers
Description: Spacecraft angular distance from orbital plane relative to the Equator.

Terra
Platform
Name: Earth Observing System, Terra (AM-1) (Terra)
Orbit Period: 98.8 minutes
Inclination Angle: 98.2 degrees
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MODIS
SENSOR
Name: Moderate-Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS)
Swath Width: 2330.0 kilometers
Description: Spacecraft angular distance from orbital plane relative to the Equator.

NOAA-19
Platform
Name: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration-19 (NOAA-19)
Orbit Period: 102.12 minutes
Inclination Angle: 98.74 degrees
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AVHRR-3
SENSOR
Name: Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer-3 (AVHRR-3)
Swath Width: 2400.0 kilometers
Description: Spacecraft angular distance from orbital plane relative to the Equator.

BUOYS
Platform
Name: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration-19 (BUOYS)
Orbit Period: -999.0 minutes
Inclination Angle: -999.0 degrees
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DRIFTING BUOYS
SENSOR
Name: DRIFTING BUOYS (DRIFTING BUOYS)
Swath Width: -999.0 kilometers
Description: Spacecraft angular distance from orbital plane relative to the Equator.

GCOM-W1
Platform
Name: Global Change Observation Mission 1st-Water (GCOM-W1)
Orbit Period: 100.0 minutes
Inclination Angle: 98.19 degrees
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AMSR2
SENSOR
Name: Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer 2 (AMSR2)
Swath Width: 1450.0 kilometers
Description: Spacecraft angular distance from orbital plane relative to the Equator.

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ProjectGroup for High Resolution Sea Surface Temperature (GHRSST)
Data ProviderPublisher: NASA/JPL
Creator: JPL MUR MEaSUREs Project
Release Place: Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Release Date: 2019-Oct-18
Resource: https://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/MEaSUREs-MUR

FormatnetCDF-4
Keyword(s)GHRSST, sea surface temperature, Level 4, SST, sea surface temperature, MUR, MUR25, foundation SST, 0.25 degree, L4, SST anomaly
Questions related to this dataset? Contact podaac@podaac.jpl.nasa.gov
Resolution
Spatial Resolution: 0.25 Decimal Degrees x 0.25 Decimal Degrees
Temporal Resolution: Hourly - < Daily
 
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: 2002-Aug-31 to Present
Granule Time Span: 2002-Sep-01 to 2024-Mar-27
 
Projection
Projection Type: Cylindrical Lat-Lon
Projection Detail: Geolocation information included for each pixel
Ellipsoid: WGS 84
 
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PUBLICATIONS
  • https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2017.07.029
    Chin, Toshio Michael, Jorge Vazquez-Cuervo, and Edward M. Armstrong. A multi-scale high-resolution analysis of global sea surface temperature. Remote sensing of environment 200 (2017): 154-169.
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Citation is critically important for dataset documentation and discovery. Please cite the data as follows, and cite the reference papers when it is appropriate.
Citation JPL MUR MEaSUREs Project. 2019. GHRSST Level 4 MUR 0.25 deg Global Foundation Sea Surface Temperature Analysis. Ver. 4.2. PO.DAAC, CA, USA. Dataset accessed [YYYY-MM-DD] at https://doi.org/10.5067/GHM25-4FJ42

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Journal Reference Chin, T.M, J. Vazquez-Cuervo, and E.M. Armstrong. 2017. A multi-scale high-resolution analysis of global sea surface temperature, Remote Sensing of Environment, 200 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2017.07.029