GHRSST Level 3U NOAA STAR SST v2.80 from VIIRS on NOAA-20 Satellite

(VIIRS_N20-STAR-L3U-v2.80)
Version2.80
Processing Level3
Start/Stop Date2018-Jan-05 to Present
Short NameVIIRS_N20-STAR-L3U-v2.80
DescriptionNOAA-20 (N20/JPSS-1/J1) is the second satellite in the US NOAA latest generation Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS), launched on November 18, 2017. The ACSPO N20/VIIRS L3U (Level 3 Uncollated) product is a gridded version of the ACSPO N20/VIIRS L2P product available here https://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/dataset/VIIRS_N20-STAR-L2P-v2.80. The L3U output files are 10-minute granules in netCDF4 format, compliant with the Group for High Resolution Sea Surface Temperature (GHRSST) Data Specification version 2 (GDS2). There are 144 granules per 24hr interval, with a total data volume of 0.5GB/day. Fill values are reported at all invalid pixels, including pixels with >5 km inland. For each valid water pixel (defined as ocean, sea, lake or river, and up to 5 km inland), the following layers are reported: SSTs, a subset of l2p_flags (including day/night, land, ice, twilight, and glint flags), wind speed, and ACSPO SST minus reference (Canadian Met Centre 0.1deg L4 SST; available at https://www.doi.org/10.5067/GHCMC-4FM03 ). Only L2P SSTs with QL=5 were gridded, so all valid SSTs are recommended for the users. Per GDS2 specifications, two additional Sensor-Specific Error Statistics layers (SSES bias and standard deviation) are reported in each pixel with valid SST. The ACSPO VIIRS L3U product is monitored and validated against iQuam in situ data in SQUAM. The v2.80 is an updated version from the v2.61 with several L2P algorithm improvements including two added thermal front layers, mitigated warm biases in the high latitudes, and improved clear-sky mask.
DOI10.5067/GHV20-3UO28
MeasurementOCEANS > OCEAN TEMPERATURE > SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE
Platform/Sensor
NOAA-20
Platform
Name: Joint Polar Satellite System - 1 (NOAA-20)
Orbit Period: 102.0 minutes
Inclination Angle: 99.0 degrees
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VIIRS
SENSOR
Name: Visible-Infrared Imager-Radiometer Suite (VIIRS)
Swath Width: 3040.0 kilometers
Description: Spacecraft angular distance from orbital plane relative to the Equator.

ProjectGroup for High Resolution Sea Surface Temperature (GHRSST)
Data ProviderPublisher: PO.DAAC
Creator: NOAA Satellite Applications and Research (STAR)
Release Place: Suitland, MD, USA
Release Date: 2021-Nov-25
Resource: https://www.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/star/index.php

FormatnetCDF-4
Keyword(s)NOAA, STAR, VIIRS, OSPO, ACSPO, SST, GHRSST, GDS2, N20, v2.80
Questions related to this dataset? Contact podaac@podaac.jpl.nasa.gov
Resolution
Spatial Resolution: 0.02 Decimal Degrees x 0.02 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: 2018-Jan-05 to Present
Granule Time Span: 2018-Jan-05 to 2024-Apr-24
 
Projection
Projection Type: Cylindrical Lat-Lon
Projection Detail: Geolocation information included for each pixel
Ellipsoid: WGS 84
 
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Citation NOAA Satellite Applications and Research (STAR). 2021. GHRSST Level 3U NOAA/ACSPO SST from VIIRS on NOAA-20. Ver. 2.80. PO.DAAC, CA, USA. Dataset accessed [YYYY-MM-DD] at https://doi.org/10.5067/GHV20-3UO28

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Journal Reference Petrenko, B., A. Ignatov, Y. Kihai, J. Stroup, and P. Dash. 2014. Evaluation and selection of SST regression algorithms for JPSS VIIRS, J. Geophys. Res. Atmos., 119, 8. https://doi.org/10.1002/2013JD020637

B. Petrenko, A. Ignatov, Y. Kihai, and A. Heidinger. 2010. Clear-Sky Mask for the Advanced Clear-Sky Processor for Oceans, Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 27, 10. https://doi.org/10.1175/2010JTECHA1413.1