Multi-sensor sea surface temperature (SST) data composited from VIIRS and AVHRR satellite sensors over six consecutive night-time periods. The product provides a 0.02-degree resolution map covering 70E to 170W, 20N to 70S, with quality levels remapped using Sensor Specific Error Statistics. It is provided by the Australian Ocean Data Network via the Integrated Marine Observing System.
Use Cases
- Analyze night-time sea surface temperature patterns based on multi-sensor satellite composites
- Study regional ocean temperature variability based on the 0.02-degree resolution grid
- Validate ocean models using quality-controlled SST data based on Sensor Specific Error Statistics
- Monitor thermal conditions in the Australian region based on the defined spatial coverage
Strengths
- Data is derived from multiple satellite sensors (VIIRS and AVHRR) for composite coverage
- Spatial resolution is specified as 0.02 degrees by 0.02 degrees
- Quality levels are processed using Sensor Specific Error Statistics (SSES) as described in Griffin et al. (2017)
Limitations
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
Provenance
- Source
- Australian Ocean Data Network
- Collection Method
- Derived from sea surface temperature retrievals from VIIRS sensors on Suomi-NPP and JPSS satellites and AVHRR sensors on NOAA and Metop satellites.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-07-10 02:34:43.445926; freshness should be verified
- Geography
- Region 70E to 170W, 20N to 70S