AVHRR (MetOp-1/2) Level 2/3

NOAA CoastWatch / OceanWatch / PolarWatch produces Level 2/3 sea surface temperature datasets using AVHRR sensors aboard the Metop 1/2 satellites.

Data Access

Data Tool Links

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Swath + Mapped Regions:

Sample Filenames

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Product Overview

Product Details

Short Names	AVHRR_L2 AVHRR_L3
Temporal Coverage	Near real-time + 3 days
Product Families	Sea Surface Temperature
Measurements	Sea Surface Temperature - Polar-orbiting
Processing Levels	Level 2 Level 3
Latency Groups	0 Hours <= 24 Hours (NRT) 24+ hours (Delayed)
Latency Details	Less than 24 hours
Spatial Resolution Groups	2km+
Spatial Resolution Details	4km @Nadir; ~30km @swath edge
Data Providers	ESA EUMETSAT

Spatial Coverage

CoastWatch US Regions

Description	Also known as the CoastWatch Regional Nodes: OceanWatch Central Pacific, PolarWatch, Great Lakes, East Coast, Atlantic OceanWatch - Caribbean - Gulf of Mexico, WaterWatch (inland rivers), West Coast

Platforms

Description	Meteorological Operational satellite - A / B / C
Platform Type	Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEO)
Instruments	ASCAT AVHRR
Organizations	ESA EUMETSAT
Orbital Altitude	827 km
Equatorial Crossing Times	07:50 desc

Instruments

Description	Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer
Platforms	MetOp
Instrument Types	Imager
Organizations	NOAA

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