| Service | Resource Locator |
|---|---|
| HTTP | http://coastwatch.noaa.gov/cw_html/NearRealTimeSearch.html?region=ALL&product=sst&sensor=VIIRS&daysback=1 |
| FTP | ftp://ftpcoastwatch.noaa.gov/pub/socd1/coastwatch/products/viirs/L3/ |
[Please acknowledge "NOAA CoastWatch/OceanWatch" when you use data from our site and cite the particular dataset DOI as appropriate.]
Mapped, Level 3 for "heritage" CoastWatch regions.
| Key | Description |
|---|---|
| Platform/Sensor | S-NPP VIIRS |
| Measurement/Products | Measurement Oceans > Sea Surface Temperature > Sub-skin SST |
| DOI | n/a |
| Short Name | VIIRS_L3 |
| Sample Filename | 2016_300_0530_npp_er.hdf [YYYY_JJJ_HHMM_PPP_RR.[png, tif, hdf] |
| Dataset Type | n/a |
| Processing Level | L3 |
| Spatial Coverage | CW Regions |
| Temporal Coverage | Near real-time + 3 days |
| Latency | Near real-time |
| Resolution | 750m @ Nadir; ~1.7km at swath edge |
| Projection | Mercator / WGS84 |
| Swath Width | ~3060km |
| Sample Frequency | n/a |
| Temporal Repeat | Orbital 16 days |
| Orbital Period | 101 Minutes |
| Orbit | Sun-synchronous, altitude 824km, inclination 98.74 |
| Data Provider | Creator: NOAA STAR |
| Formats | PNG, TIFF, HDF |
| Keywords | NOAA, AVHRR, ACSPO, sea surface temperature, SST, CoastWatch |