Single-Sensor Sea Surface Temperature Daytime Maps for Australia

Sea surface temperature (SST) maps derived from NOAA AVHRR satellite instruments, averaged over a single daytime period. The product covers the region 70°E to 170°W, 20°N to 70°S, with a 0.02-degree grid resolution. Production of this single-sensor product ceased in June 2025.

Use Cases

• Analyzing daily sea surface temperature patterns based on daytime satellite observations
• Validating satellite-derived SST against buoy measurements based on described matchup statistics
• Studying regional ocean temperature variability based on the defined 0.02-degree grid over Australia
• Assessing the accuracy of single-sensor satellite products based on the reported bias and standard deviation

Strengths

• Product accuracy is documented with 2014 biases reported as less than 0.1°C and standard deviations of 0.6°C
• Spatial coverage is explicitly defined as 70°E to 170°W, 20°N to 70°S
• Grid resolution is specified as 0.02 degrees

Limitations

• Production ceased in June 2025; data is historical
• 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 observations from AVHRR instruments on NOAA polar-orbiting satellites

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-05 20:14:24.102370; freshness should be verified

Geography

70°E to 170°W, 20°N to 70°S