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The 50-km SST Field and Accumulation Files from the NOAA TIROS/N Satellite Series

Entry ID: OSDPD0037_45

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Summary

Abstract: The 50-km SST field file consists of a specific set of information pertaining
to global latitude and longitude intersections. The 0.5-degree resolution file,
or 50-km field file covers 3 regions: 1) 5N-53N, 100W-52W; 2) 15N-63N,
145W-97W; and 3) 15N-63N, 170E-142W; 4) 20N-35S, 150W-70W; and 5) 20N-35S,
145W-155E.

The 50-km SST field file is stored on disk as a direct access file accessed by
the ...

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 63.0

S: -35.0

E: 155.0

W: 170.0

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1979-01-01

Location Keywords

OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN

OCEAN > INDIAN OCEAN

Data Resolution

Latitude Resolution: 50 km
Longitude Resolution: 50 km

Science Keywords

OCEANS > OCEAN TEMPERATURE > SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE

ISO Topic Category

OCEANS

Platform

NOAA-10 > National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration-10

NOAA-11 > National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration-11

Instrument

AVHRR > Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer

Ancillary Keywords

DAILY DATA

GRID DATA

Originating Center

NOAA/NESDIS/OSDPD

Data Center

Office of Satellite Data Processing and Distribution, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce

Data Center URL: http://www.osdpd.noaa.gov/
Dataset ID: NSS.PSATAV.SST.ACC1KM50
Dataset ID: NSS.PSATAV.SST.ACC2KM50
Dataset ID: NSS.PSATAV.SST.ACC3KM50
Dataset ID: NSS.PSATAV.SST.ACC4KM50
Dataset ID: NSS.PSATAV.SST.ACC5KM50
Dataset ID: NSS.PSATAV.SST.FLD1KM50
Dataset ID: NSS.PSATAV.SST.FLD2KM50
Dataset ID: NSS.PSATAV.SST.FLD3KM50
Dataset ID: NSS.PSATAV.SST.FLD4KM50
Dataset ID: NSS.PSATAV.SST.FLD5KM50

Data Center Personnel
Name: JOHN F. SAPPER Phone: (301) 763-8142 x 103 Email: John.Sapper at noaa.gov Contact Address: World Weather Building, Room 510, 5200 Auth Road City: Camp Springs Province or State: MD Postal Code: 20746 Country: USA

Distribution

Distribution Media: Online

Creation and Review Dates

Last DIF Revision Date: 1994-03-15

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