SeaFlux Ocean Surface Heat Flux and Climate Variables

SeaFlux Data Products V1 provides global estimates of ocean surface latent and sensible heat fluxes, wind speed, air temperature, humidity, and skin sea surface temperature. The dataset was generated using the SeaFlux V3 model and is managed by the GHRC_DAAC organization. It covers a 31-year period from January 1, 1988 to December 31, 2018.

Use Cases

• Analyzing global patterns of latent and sensible heat flux to understand ocean-atmosphere energy transfer.
• Validating climate model outputs against observed estimates of 2m and 10m wind speed and air temperature.
• Investigating long-term trends in skin sea surface temperature and near-surface air humidity.
• Studying regional variations in air-sea interaction parameters for specific climate phenomena.

Strengths

• Provides a 31-year continuous global record from 1988 to 2018, enabling long-term climate studies.
• Includes multiple derived physical variables (heat fluxes, wind, temperature, humidity) from a consistent model (SeaFlux V3).
• Hosted on multiple authoritative platforms (NASA Earthdata, Data.gov), indicating established use and importance.

Limitations

• The exact row count, dataset size, and complete column list are not provided by any source.
• Sources conflict on the last updated date, reporting both 2018-12-31 and 2026-03-12.
• License is ambiguously listed as 'other-license-specified' or 'None', requiring further investigation for reuse.

Provenance

Source

GHRC_DAAC

Collection Method

Generated using the SeaFlux V3 model.

Time Range

1988-01-01 to 2018-12-31

Freshness

2026-03-12 22:02:50.079690

Geography

Global