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Sea Surface Temperature Images from ATSR (ERS) and AVHRR (NOAA) data from the Tromso Satellite Station (TSS)

Entry ID: SST_Images

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Summary

Abstract: Under an ESA contract, TSS receives global ATSR data from the ERS-1
satellite. This is a demonstration project where data is processed in
Tromso and the products are distributed directly to the end user. The
UK Met. Office is one of the users having received ATSR data products
from TSS. This near real-time service is set up using Internet for
transmission of the products. The operational service ...

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 90.0

S: -90.0

E: 180.0

W: -180.0

N: 90.0

S: 50.0

E: 110.0

W: -55.0

Location Keywords

OCEAN > ARCTIC OCEAN

OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN

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

ERS-1 > European Remote Sensing Satellite-1

ERS-2 > European Remote Sensing Satellite-2

NOAA POES > NOAA Polar Orbiting Environmental Satellites

Instrument

ATSR > Along Track Scanning Radiometer and Microwave Sounder

AVHRR > Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer

Ancillary Keywords

BRIGHTNESS

IDN_NODE ESRIN/TSS

OCEANOGRAPHY

SST

Originating Center

TSS

Data Center

Kongsberg Satellite Services

Data Center URL: http://www.ksat.no/
Dataset ID: SST Images

Data Center Personnel
Name: JAN PETTER PEDERSEN Phone: +47 776 57868 Phone: +47 776 84817 Email: janp at tss.no Contact Address: Prestvannvn. 38 City: Tromso Postal Code: N-9291 Country: NORWAY

Distribution

Distribution Media: Internet

Distribution Media: Exabyte

Distribution Size: 8mm

Distribution Format: tar

Personnel

TONY BAUNA

Role: DIF AUTHOR

Phone: +47 776 57868

Phone: +47 776 84817

Email: tonyb at tss.no

Contact Address:

Tromso Satellite Station

City: Tromso

Postal Code: N-9291

Country: Norway

ROLF TERJE ENOKSEN

Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT

Phone: +47 776 57868

Phone: +47 776 84817

Email: rolft at tss.no

Contact Address:

Prestvannvn. 38

City: Tromso

Postal Code: N-9291

Country: Norway

Creation and Review Dates

Last DIF Revision Date: 1999-06-28

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