Product

 

[GHRSST product code]

Instrument

/ Type

Satellite / Orbit

Data Source Agency

Data producer [RDAC code]

Resolut-ion

Latitude

range

Longitude

range

Files per day

Time Series

L2P

ATS_NR_2P

 

AATSR

/ Infrared

 

Envisat / Polar

ESA

EUR and UPA

 1 km

90¼N -90¼S

180¼W - 180¼E

15

Mar 2005 -present

SEVIRI_SST

 

SEVIRI

/ Infrared

 

MSG / Geostationary

EUMETSAT

EUR

0.1 deg

60¼N -60¼S

100¼W - 45¼E

8

(1 file per 3 hours)

Feb 2005 -present

AMSRE

AMSRE / Microwave

Aqua / Polar

Remote Sensing Systems, Inc.

EUR

25 km

90¼N -90¼S

180¼W - 180¼E

14

Feb 2005 – Feb 2007

AMSRE

AMSRE / Microwave

Aqua / Polar

Remote Sensing Systems, Inc.

REMSS

25 km

90¼N -90¼S

180¼W - 180¼E

14

(& 14 realtime  files) *

June 2002 -present

AVHRR16_G

AVHRR / Infrared

NOAA-16 / Polar

NAVOCEANO

EUR

8.8 km

90¼N -90¼S

180¼W - 180¼E

14

Feb 2005 – Aug 2006

AVHRR16_L

AVHRR / Infrared

NOAA-16 / Polar

NAVOCEANO

EUR

2.2 km

90¼N -70¼S

100¼W - 45¼E

1-5

Feb 2005 – Oct 2005

AVHRR17_G

AVHRR / Infrared

NOAA-17 / Polar

NAVOCEANO

EUR

8.8 km

90¼N -90¼S

180¼W - 180¼E

14

Feb 2005 – Feb 2007

AVHRR17_L

AVHRR / Infrared

NOAA-17 / Polar

NAVOCEANO

EUR

2.2 km

90¼N -70¼S

100¼W - 45¼E

~1-5

Feb 2005 – Feb 2007

AVHRR17_G

AVHRR / Infrared

NOAA-17 / Polar

NAVOCEANO

NAVO

8.8 km

90¼N -90¼S

180¼W - 180¼E

14

Jun 2006 – Jul 2009

AVHRR17_L

AVHRR / Infrared

NOAA-17 / Polar

NAVOCEANO

NAVO

2.2 km

N America west and east coasts and various other

~30

Jun 2006 – Sep 2008

AVHRR17_L

AVHRR / Infrared

NOAA-17 / Polar

Plymouth Marine Laboratory

NEODAAS

1.1 km

Northeast Atlantic and Europe

8

Sept 2008 – May 2010

AVHRR18_L

AVHRR / Infrared

NOAA-18 / Polar

Plymouth Marine Laboratory

NEODAAS

1.1 km

Northeast Atlantic and Europe

8

Jul 2008 – Aug 2009

AVHRR19_L

AVHRR / Infrared

NOAA-19 / Polar

Plymouth Marine Laboratory

NEODAAS

1.1 km

Northeast Atlantic and Europe

8

Sept 2009 – present

 

* AMSRE L2P ÒrealtimeÓ products (contain Ò_rt_Ó  in filename) from Remote Sensing Systems (REMSS) can have partial orbits.
A Ò-poX-Ò will be found in the filename:

á      "-po0-: the whole orbit

á      -po1-: first section of orbit

á      -po2-: second section of orbit

 

 

 

Product

 

[GHRSST product code]

Instrument

/ Type

Satellite / Orbit

Data Source Agency

Data producer [RDAC code]

Resolution

Latitude

range

Longitude

range

Files per day

Time Series

L2P

MTSAT_1R

MTSAT / Infrared

MTSAT / Geostationary

NOAA

OSDPD

4 km

55ºN -55ºS

165ºW - 85ºE

~48

Nov 2009 – present

MSG

SEVIRI / Infrared

MSG-02 / Geostationary

NOAA

OSDPD

3 km

55ºN -55ºS

55ºW - 55ºE

~48

Nov 2009 – present

AVHRR_METOP_A

AVHRR / Infrared

MetOP_A / Polar

EUMETSAT

EUR

1 km

90ºN -90ºS

180ºW - 180ºE

~300

Nov
2009 – present

AVHRR18_G

AVHRR / Infrared

NOAA-18 / Polar

NAVOCEANO

NAVO

8.8 km

90¼N -90¼S

180¼W - 180¼E

14

Jan 2006 – present

AVHRR18_L

AVHRR / Infrared

NOAA-18 / Polar

NAVOCEANO

NAVO

2.2 km

N America west and east coasts and various other

~30

Jan 2006 – Sept 2009
AVHRR18_L AVHRR / Infrared NOAA-18 / Polar Plymouth Marine Laboratory NEODAAS 1.1 km Northeast Atlantic and Europe 8 Sept 2008 – Aug 2009

AVHRRMTA_G

AVHRR / Infrared

Envisat / Polar

ESA

NAVO

9 km

90¼N -90¼S

180¼W - 180¼E

14

Sept 2007 – present

NAR16_SST

AVHRR / Infrared

NOAA-16 / Polar

NAVOCEANO

EUR

2 km

78¼N -20¼S

45¼W - 45¼E

2

Feb 2005 – Nov 2005

NAR17_SST

AVHRR / Infrared

NOAA-17 / Polar

NAVOCEANO

EUR

2 km

78¼N -20¼S

45¼W - 45¼E

2

Feb 2005 – Mar 2010

NAR18_SST

AVHRR / Infrared

NOAA-18 / Polar

NAVOCEANO

EUR

2 km

78¼N -20¼S

45¼W - 45¼E

2

Nov 2005 – present

MODIS_T

MODIS / Infrared

Terra / Polar

NASA OBPG/RSMAS/JPL

JPL

1 km

90¼N -90¼S

180¼W - 180¼E

~288

Oct 2006 - present

MODIS_A

MODIS / Infrared

Aqua / Polar

NASA OBPG/RSMAS/JPL

JPL

1 km

90¼N -90¼S

180¼W - 180¼E

~288

Jul 2006 - present

GOES11

GOES Imager / Infrared

GOES-11

NOAA

OSDPD

6 km

76¼N -50¼S

146E -59¼W

~48

Dec 2006 - present

GOES12

GOES Imager / Infrared

GOES-12

NOAA

OSDPD

6 km

72¼N -55¼S

152W - 4¼E

~48

Dec 2006 - Jun 2010

GOES13

GOES Imager / Infrared

GOES-13

NOAA

OSDPD

6 km

65ºN -50ºS

135W - 30ºW

~48

Jul
2010 - present

TMI

TMI / Microwave

TRMM / Equatorial

Remote Sensing Systems, Inc.

EUR

25 km

38¼N -38¼S

180¼W - 180¼E

~16

Feb
2005 – Feb 2007

TMI

TMI / Microwave

TRMM / Equatorial

Remote Sensing Systems, Inc.

REMSS

25 km

38¼N -38¼S

180¼W - 180¼E

14

(& 14 realtime files)

Jan 1998 – present

 

 

Product

 

[GHRSST product code]

Instrument

/ Type

Satellite / Orbit

Data Source Agency

Data producer [RDAC code]

Resolut-ion

Latitude

range

Longitude

range

Files per day

Time Series

L3/L2P_GRIDDED

GLOB_AVHRR_METOP_A

AVHRR Infrared

MetOP_A / Polar

EUMETSAT

EUR

.05 deg

78ºN -23ºN

76ºW - 73ºE

2

Sept 2009 – present

NAR_AVHRR_METOP_A

AVHRR Infrared

MetOP_A / Polar

EUMETSAT

EUR

.02 deg

78ºN -23ºN

76ºW - 73ºE

2

Sept 2009 – present

AMSRE

AMSRE / Microwave

Aqua / Polar

Remote Sensing Systems, Inc.

EUR

25 km

90¼N -90¼S

180¼W - 180¼E

1

(& 1 realtime file)

Jun
2002 – present

TMI

TMI / Microwave

TRMM / Equatorial

Remote Sensing Systems, Inc.

REMSS

25 km

38¼N -38¼S

180¼W - 180¼E

1

(& 1 realtimefile)

Jan 1998 -present

 

Product

 

[GHRSST product code]

Region

Source Data

Producer Agency

Data producer [RDAC code]

Resolut-ion

Latitude

range

Longitude

range

Files per day

Time Series

L4
MUR NCAMERICA AMSRE,
MODIS 		JPL JPL 1 km 62ºN -20ºS 165ºW - 30ºW 1

Apr
2008 – Jun
2010

G1SST GLOB

AMSRE,
MODIS,
AATSR,
SEVIRI,
MTSAT,
AVHRR,
in situ

JPL_OUROCEAN JPL 1 km 80ºN -80ºS 180ºW - 180ºE 1

Jun
2010 – present

ODYSSEA

GLOB

AVHRR, AMSRE, TMI, AATSR, SEVIRI, GOES

CNES/Ifremere

EUR

6 km

90¼N -90¼S

180¼W - 180¼E

1

 

Jan 2008 – present

AVHRR_OI

GLOB

AVHRR, in situ (buoys, ships)

NOAA

NCDC

0.25 deg

90¼N -90¼S

180¼W - 180¼E

1

 

Sep 1981 -present

AVHRR_AMSR_OI

GLOB

AVHRR, AMSRE, in situ

NOAA

NCDC

0.25 deg

90¼N -90¼S

180¼W - 180¼E

1

 

Jun 2002 – present

OSTIA

GLOB

AVHRR, AMSRE, TMI, AATSR, SEVIRI, in situ

UK Met Office

UKMO

6 km

90¼N -90¼S

180¼W - 180¼E

1

 

Mar 2006 -present

mw_ir_OI

GLOB

AMSRE, TMI, MODIS

Remote Sensing Systems

REMSS

9 km

90¼N -90¼S

180¼W - 180¼E

1

 

Aug 2005 – present

ODYSSEA

MED

AVHRR, AMSRE, TMI, AATSR, SEVIRI

CNES/Ifremer

EUR

2 km

46.5¼N -30¼N

18.5¼W – 36.5¼E

1

 

Jan 2008 -present

ODYSSEA

GAL

AVHRR, AMSRE, TMI, AATSR, SEVIRI

CNES/Ifremere

EUR

2 km

20¼N -20¼S

120¼W - 69¼E

1

 

Jan 2008 – present

ODYSSEA

NWE

AVHRR, AMSRE, TMI, AATSR, SEVIRI

CNES/Ifremer

EUR

2 km

60¼N -43¼N

13¼W - 9¼E

1

 

Jan 2008 -present

MED*

MED

AVHRR, AMSRE, TMI, AATSR, SEVIRI

CNES/Ifremere

EUR

2 km

45.99¼N -30.01¼N

5.99¼W – 36.49¼E

1

 

Jan 2005 – Jan 2008

DMI_OI

NSEABLATIC

AVHRR, AMSRE, AATSR, SEVIRI

Danish Met Inst

DMI

3 km

65.98¼N - 48.01¼S

9.99¼W - 30¼E

1

 

Jun 2007 -present
GAMSSA GLOB AVHRR, AATSR, in situ Australian Bureau of Meteorology ABOM 0.25 deg 90¼N -90¼S 180¼W - 180¼E 1 Aug 2008 -present
RAMSSA AUS AVHRR, AATSR, in situ Australian Bureau of Meteorology ABOM 9 km 20¼N -70¼S 60¼E - 190¼E 2 Apr 2008 -present
K10_SST GLOB AVHRR, GOES, AMSRE NAVOCEANO NAVO 10 km 90¼N -90¼S 180¼W - 180¼E 1 Apr 2008 -present

 

* L4 MED product originally produced from 2005 to 2008 has been superceded by the ODYSSEA product for this region since Jan 2008

 

ACRYNOMS

AATSR            Advanced Along Track Scanning Radiometer

AMSRE           Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer for EOS

AVHRR           Advanced High Resolution Radiometer

CNES               Centre National dÕEtudes Spatiales

ESA                 European Space Agency

EUMETSAT      European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites

GOES               Geostationary Orbiting Environmental Satellite

JPL                  Jet Propulsion Laboratory

MODIS             Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectrometer

MSG                Meteosat Second Generation

NAVOCEANO   Naval Oceanographic Office

NASA               National Aeronautics and Space Administration

NERC               Natural Environment Research Council

NOAA              National Oceanic and Atmospherics Administration

OBPG               Ocean Biology Processing Group

RSMAS            Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science

SEVIRI             Spinning Enhanced Visible and Infrared Imager

TMI                  TRMM Microwave Imager

TRMM             Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission

 

RDAC codes

EUR                 European Medspiration Project

JPL                  NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

NAVO              NAVOCEANO

NCDC              NOAA National Climatic Data Center

OSDPD            NOAA Office of Satellite Data Processing and Distribution

REMSS            Remote Sensing Systems, Inc.

DMI                 Danish Meteorological Institute

ABOM             Australian Bureau of Meteorology

NEODAAS       NERC Earth Observation Data Acquisition and Analysis Service

 

L4 Region Identifiers

GLOB:             Global Ocean

MED                Mediterranean Sea

NWE                Northwest Europe (Atlantic)

GAL                 Galapagos Islands (Pacific)

NSEABALTIC   North Sea and Baltic Sea

AUS                 Australia
NCAMERICA North-Central Eastern Pacific and Western Atlantic