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ENVISAT AATSR full resolution dual-view geolocated L2 swath SSTskin data set in GHRSST L2P format

Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) Metadata:

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Data_Quality_Information
Spatial_Reference_Information
Distribution_Information
Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: United Kingdom Multi-Mission Processing and Archiving Facility (UK-MM-PAF), Europa House, The Crescent, Southwood, Farnborough, Hampshire, GU14 0NL, United Kingdom

Publication_Date: 20090529

Title: ENVISAT AATSR full resolution dual-view geolocated L2 swath SSTskin data set in GHRSST L2P format

Edition: 1.5

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form:

Series_Information:

Series_Name: ENVISAT AATSR 1km dual view SSTskin produced by the UK-MM-PAF
Issue_Identification:

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: UK-MM-PAF, Farnborough, Hants, United Kingdom
Publisher: UK-MM-PAF on behalf of ESA

Other_Citation_Details:

AATSR Data provided by the ESA. ESRIN, Frascati Italy.

Online_Linkage: http://www.infoterra-global.com/index.php

Description:

Abstract:: Launched in March 2002 by the European Space Agency (ESA), Envisat is the largest Earth Observation spacecraft ever built. It carries ten sophisticated optical and radar instruments to provide continuous observation and monitoring of the Earth's land, atmosphere, oceans and ice caps. The Advanced Along-Track Scanning Radiometer (AATSR) onboard the Envisat spacecraft is designed to meet the challenging task of monitoring and detecting the climate change signal of sea surface temperature (SST). It builds on the success of its predecessor instruments on the European Remote-Sensing Satellite (ERS)-1, and ERS-2 satellites, and will lead to a multi-decade record of precise and accurate global SST measurements, thereby making a valuable contribution to the long-term climate record. The exceptionally high radiometric accuracy and stability of AATSR data are achieved through a number of unique features. A comprehensive pre-launch calibration programme, combined with continuous in-flight calibration, ensures that the data are continually corrected for sensor drift and degradation. A "dual-view" algorithm offering improved atmospheric correction by applying two different atmospheric path lengths is used to derive the SSTskin observations. The accuracies achieved with this configuration are further enhanced by using low-noise infrared detectors, cooled to their optimum operating temperature by a pair of Stirling-cycle coolers. With its high-accuracy, high-quality imagery and channels in the visible, near-infrared and thermal wavelengths, AATSR data will support many applications in addition to oceanographic and climate research, including a wide range of land-surface, cryosphere and atmospheric studies. See Llewellyn-Jones et al (2001) ESA bulletin 105, Feb 2001 for a full description. These AATSR L2P SST data are produced as part of the Group for High Resolution Sea Surface Temperature (GHRSST) Project according to the GHRSST-PP Data Processing Specification (GDS) version 1.5. This particular GHRSST AATSR dataset is produced by the UK Processing and Archiving (UPA) Centre Regional Data Assembly Facility (RDAC) for ESA since mid-2008. From the perspective of data format and quality it is identical to the L2P AATSR Medspiration (EUR) RDAC dataset produced earlier in the GHRSST Project.
Purpose:: Not Available
Supplemental_Information:: REFERENCE: Robinson I., Leborgne P., Piolle J.F., Larnicol G. 2004 Medspiration products user manual v1.02

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 20080527
Ending_Date: 20120408

Currentness_Reference:Unknown

Status:

Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed

Spatial_Domain:

Description_of_Geographic_Extent:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -180.0
East_Bounding_Coordinate: 180.0
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 90.0
South_Bounding_Coordinate: -90.0

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD SCIENCE PARAMETERS
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD PLATFORM
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD INSTRUMENT
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: PROJECT
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ANCILLARY KEYWORDS
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO TOPIC CATEGORY
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: DATA SET LANGUAGE
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN TEMPERATURE > SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE > SKIN SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE
Theme_Keyword: ENVISAT > ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITE
Theme_Keyword: AATSR > ADVANCED ALONG-TRACK SCANNING RADIOMETER
Theme_Keyword: GHRSST > GROUP FOR HIGH RESOLUTION SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE
Theme_Keyword: CWIC > CEOS WGISS INTEGRATED CATALOG
Theme_Keyword: Sea Surface Temperature
Theme_Keyword: Aatsr
Theme_Keyword: Aatsr-nr
Theme_Keyword: Satellite Data
Theme_Keyword: Envisat Satellite
Theme_Keyword: Group For High Resolution Sea Surface Temperature
Theme_Keyword: United Kingdom Multi-mission Processing And Archiving Facility (uk-mm-paf)
Theme_Keyword: Us National Aeronautic And Space Administration; Jet Propulsion Laboratory Physical Oceanography Distributed Active Archive Center
Theme_Keyword: Earth Science
Theme_Keyword: Oceans
Theme_Keyword: Ocean Temperature
Theme_Keyword: Sea Surface Temperature
Theme_Keyword: Climatologymeteorologyatmosphere
Theme_Keyword: Oceans
Theme_Keyword: Environment
Theme_Keyword: Biota
Theme_Keyword: World-wide Distribution
Theme_Keyword: Gcmd
Theme_Keyword: Global Ocean
Theme_Keyword: All Oceans Such As The Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, And Seas Such As Mediterranean
Theme_Keyword: OCEANS
Theme_Keyword: GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION
Theme_Keyword: ENGLISH

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD
Place_Keyword: GEOGRAPHIC REGION > GLOBAL

Temporal:

Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD
Temporal_Keyword: Revisit ~once Every 2-3 Days

Access_Constraints: None

Use_Constraints:

None (ESA category-1 data agreement is required to access full ENVISAT AATSR data products)

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: KENNETH S. CASEY

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: JEAN-FRANCOIS PIOLLE

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: PIERRE LEBORGNE

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: SYLVIE POULIQUEN

Contact_Position: TECHNICAL CONTACT

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address
Address: NOAA National Oceanographic Data Center SSMC3, 4th Floor, Room 4853, Route: E/OC1 1315 East-West Highway
City: Silver Spring
State_or_Province: Maryland
Postal_Code: 20910
Country: U.S.A.

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address
Address: Departement d'Oceanographie Spatiale
Address: IFREMER BP 70
City: Plouzane
Postal_Code: 29280
Country: FRANCE

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (301) 713-3272 x133

Contact_Voice_Telephone: +33-2-98224691

Contact_Voice_Telephone: +33 2 96 05 67 52

Contact_Voice_Telephone: +33 2 98 22 44 92

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: FAX: (301) 713-3300

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: +33-2-98224533

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: +33 2 96 05 67 37

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: +33 2 98 22 45 33

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Kenneth.Casey@noaa.gov

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jfpiolle@ifremer.fr

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: pierre.leborgne@meteo.fr

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: sylvie.pouliquen@ifremer.fr

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:: Not Available

Logical_Consistency_Report:

Not Available

Completeness_Report:

Not Available

Lineage:

Process_Step:

Process_Description:: Not Available
Process_Date: Unknown

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NODC > National Oceanographic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Contact_Person: NODC CUSTOMER SERVICE

Contact_Position: DATA CENTER CONTACT

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 1 301 7133277

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 1 301 7133302

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: NODC.Services@noaa.gov

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: UK-MM-PAF > United Kingdom Multi-Mission Processing and Archiving Facility
Contact_Person: JEAN-FRANCOIS PIOLLE

Contact_Position: DATA CENTER CONTACT

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Contact_Voice_Telephone: +33-2-98224691

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: +33-2-98224533

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jfpiolle@ifremer.fr

Resource_Description: AATSR-L2P

Distribution_Liability:

Not Available

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: Not Available

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:: http://www.nodc.noaa.gov/

Access_Instructions:

DATA CENTER URL

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:: http://www.infoterra-group.com/index.php

Access_Instructions:

DATA CENTER URL

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:: http://data.nodc.noaa.gov/thredds/catalog/ghrsst/L...

Access_Instructions:

Data may be directly downloaded from the NODC via the THREDDS (Thematic Real-time Environmental Distributed Data Services) server at the URL listed in this metadata record. For more information see the NODC GHRSST project web site: URL: http://ghrsst.nodc.noaa.gov/

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:: http://data.nodc.noaa.gov/opendap/ghrsst/L2P/ATS_N...

Access_Instructions:

These data are also served using OPeNDAP (formerly DODS) server. The base URL is: http://data.nodc.noaa.gov/opendap/ghrsst/. For more information see the NODC GHRSST project web site: URL:http://ghrsst.nodc.noaa.gov/. For a listing of OPeNDAP clients which may be used to access OPeNDAP-enabled data sets, please see the OPeNDAP web site at URL: http://opendap.org/

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:: ftp://ftp.nodc.noaa.gov/pub/data.nodc/ghrsst/L2P/A...

Access_Instructions:

Direct FTP access: Navigate to ftp://ftp.nodc.noaa.gov/pub/data.nodc/ghrsst using any FTP client to begin downloading data. For more information see the NODC GHRSST project web site: URL: http://ghrsst.nodc.noaa.gov/

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:: http://data.nodc.noaa.gov/ghrsst/L2P/ATS_NR_2P/UPA...

Access_Instructions:

Simple Web access: Using any web browser, navigate to URL: http://data.nodc.noaa.gov/ghrsst and begin browsing through the file hierarchy. Clicking on any of the files will prompt you to download that file or will launch any application associated with netCDF files. For more information see the NODC GHRSST project web site: URL: http://ghrsst.nodc.noaa.gov/

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:: http://www.nodc.noaa.gov/Archive/Search/

Access_Instructions:

Data may be directly downloaded through the NODC Ocean Archive System at: URL: http://www.nodc.noaa.gov/Archive/Search/. NODC can be contacted directly for custom orders. (When requesting data from the NODC, a data set may be referred to by a 7-digit accession number assigned to individual data sets, see the NODC Ocean Archive System at http://www.nodc.noaa.gov/Archive/Search/.) For more information see the NODC GHRSST project web site: URL: http://ghrsst.nodc.noaa.gov/

Fees: Not Available

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20121101

Metadata_Review_Date: 20130109

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: GCMD User Support Office
Contact_Organization: NASA Global Change Master Directory

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address
Address: Not Available
City: Lanham
State_or_Province: MD
Postal_Code: 20706
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: Not Available

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gcmduso@gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Time_Convention: local time

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