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Modern Average Global Sea-Surface Temperature, GCRP Subset

Entry ID: GCRP-DDS-10

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Summary

Abstract: Information about the Modern Average Global Sea-Surface Temperature (USGS data
series DDS-10) Data Set archived at the USGS Global Change Research Program is
available via FTP:

"ftp://geochange.er.usgs.gov in /pub/magsst"

or via World Wide Web:
http://geochange.er.usgs.gov/pub/magsst/magsst.html

Directions on how to obtain the CD-ROM or access it on-line are made available
on the WWW site. ...

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 72.0

S: -66.0

E: 180.0

W: -180.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: Peter N. Schweitzer

Dataset Title: Modern Average Global Sea-Surface Temperature

Dataset Publisher: GCRP, USGS, DOI

Online Resource: http://geochange.er.usgs.gov/pub/magsst/magsst.html

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1981-10-01

Stop Date: 1989-12-31

Location Keywords

VERTICAL LOCATION > SEA SURFACE

Science Keywords

OCEANS > OCEAN TEMPERATURE > SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE

SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING > INFRARED WAVELENGTHS > INFRARED IMAGERY

SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING > VISIBLE WAVELENGTHS > VISIBLE IMAGERY

ISO Topic Category

IMAGERY/BASE MAPS/EARTH COVER

OCEANS

Platform

TIROS-N > Television Infrared Observation Satellite-N

Instrument

AVHRR > Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer

Ancillary Keywords

AVHRR

BATHYMETRY

Originating Center

USGS-GD-GCH-DMS

Data Center

Global Change Research Program, Eastern Region, Geology Division, U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Department of the Interior

Data Center URL: http://geochange.er.usgs.gov/
Dataset ID: GCRP-DDS-10

Data Center Personnel
Name: PETER N. SCHWEITZER Phone: (703) 648-6533 Fax: (703) 648-6252 Email: pschweitzer at usgs.gov Contact Address: Mail Stop 954 National Center U.S. Geological Survey 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive City: Reston Province or State: VA Postal Code: 20192 Country: USA