MODIS Sea Surface Temperature Seasonal Means for Australian Waters, 2002-2017

Seasonal mean sea surface temperatures derived from MODIS (Aqua) satellite imagery between July 2002 and December 2017. The dataset covers the entire Australian Exclusive Economic Zone and surrounding waters, including the Southern Ocean. This research was supported by the National Environmental Science Program (NESP) Marine Biodiversity Hub.

Use Cases

• Modeling ocean climate variability based on 15 years of satellite-derived temperature data.
• Analyzing seasonal warming and cooling trends in the Australian EEZ and Southern Ocean.
• Studying marine ecosystem responses to seasonal temperature cycles mentioned in the description.

Strengths

• Covers a 15-year time series from July 2002 to December 2017.
• Spatial extent includes the entire Australian EEZ and the Southern Ocean.
• Derived from MODIS (Aqua) imagery processed with NASA's SeaDAS software.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and file size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Derived from MODIS (Aqua) images using NASA's SeaDAS software.

Time Range

July 2002 to December 2017

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-05 07:20:28.076772; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Australian Exclusive Economic Zone and surrounding waters, including the Southern Ocean.