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 data       graph     Sea Surface Temperature, S-NPP VIIRS, Near Real-Time, Daily Merge, ~1km, Gulf of
America (mercator)
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The Dataset's Variables and Attributes

Row Type Variable Name Attribute Name Data Type Value
attribute NC_GLOBAL cdm_data_type String Grid
attribute NC_GLOBAL Conventions String CF-1.10, COARDS, ACDD-1.3
attribute NC_GLOBAL creator_email String veronica.lance at noaa.gov
attribute NC_GLOBAL creator_name String Veronica Lance
attribute NC_GLOBAL creator_type String person
attribute NC_GLOBAL creator_url String http://www.star.nesdis.noaa.gov (external link)
attribute NC_GLOBAL crs_wkt String PROJCS["WGS 84 / World Mercator",GEOGCS["WGS 84",DATUM["WGS_1984",SPHEROID["WGS 84",6378137,298.257223563,AUTHORITY["EPSG","7030"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","6326"]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4326"]],PROJECTION["Mercator_1SP"],PARAMETER["central_meridian",0],PARAMETER["scale_factor",1],PARAMETER["false_easting",0],PARAMETER["false_northing",0],UNIT["metre",1,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],AXIS["Easting",EAST],AXIS["Northing",NORTH],AUTHORITY["EPSG","3395"]]
attribute NC_GLOBAL cw_pass_type String day/night
attribute NC_GLOBAL cw_polygon_latitude double 31.011202805616843, 31.011202805616843, 31.011202805616843, 31.011202805616843, 31.011202805616843, 27.657400535179807, 24.19634433947558, 20.637649649963503, 16.992721384236127, 16.992721384236127, 16.992721384236127, 16.992721384236127, 16.992721384236127, 20.637649649963503, 24.19634433947558, 27.657400535179807, 31.011202805616843
attribute NC_GLOBAL cw_polygon_longitude double -99.0148528479077, -94.00835761487637, -89.00186238184503, -83.9953671488137, -78.98887191578237, -78.98887191578237, -78.98887191578237, -78.98887191578237, -78.98887191578237, -83.9953671488137, -89.00186238184503, -94.00835761487637, -99.0148528479077, -99.0148528479077, -99.0148528479077, -99.0148528479077, -99.0148528479077
attribute NC_GLOBAL cw_projection String Mercator
attribute NC_GLOBAL cw_satellite String S-NPP
attribute NC_GLOBAL cw_sensor String VIIRS
attribute NC_GLOBAL cw_software_name String ACSPO
attribute NC_GLOBAL cw_software_version String 2.80
attribute NC_GLOBAL cw_swath_sync_lines int 1, 1, 1, 1
attribute NC_GLOBAL date_created String 2025-04-07T07:37:26Z
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_bounds String POLYGON((-99.014853 31.011203,-94.008358 31.011203,-89.001862 31.011203,-83.995367 31.011203,-78.988872 31.011203,-78.988872 27.657401,-78.988872 24.196344,-78.988872 20.63765,-78.988872 16.992721,-83.995367 16.992721,-89.001862 16.992721,-94.008358 16.992721,-99.014853 16.992721,-99.014853 20.63765,-99.014853 24.196344,-99.014853 27.657401,-99.014853 31.011203))
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_vertical_max double 0.0
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_vertical_min double 0.0
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_vertical_positive String up
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_vertical_units String m
attribute NC_GLOBAL grid_mapping_crs_wkt String PROJCS["WGS 84 / World Mercator",GEOGCS["WGS 84",DATUM["WGS_1984",SPHEROID["WGS 84",6378137,298.257223563,AUTHORITY["EPSG","7030"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","6326"]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4326"]],PROJECTION["Mercator_1SP"],PARAMETER["central_meridian",0],PARAMETER["scale_factor",1],PARAMETER["false_easting",0],PARAMETER["false_northing",0],UNIT["metre",1,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],AXIS["Easting",EAST],AXIS["Northing",NORTH],AUTHORITY["EPSG","3395"]]
attribute NC_GLOBAL grid_mapping_false_easting double 0.0
attribute NC_GLOBAL grid_mapping_false_northing double 0.0
attribute NC_GLOBAL grid_mapping_inverse_flattening double 298.257223563
attribute NC_GLOBAL grid_mapping_longitude_of_projection_origin double 0.0
attribute NC_GLOBAL grid_mapping_name String mercator
attribute NC_GLOBAL grid_mapping_proj4text String +proj=merc +lon_0=0 +k=1 +x_0=0 +y_0=0 +datum=WGS84 +units=m +no_defs
attribute NC_GLOBAL grid_mapping_semi_major_axis double 6378137.0
attribute NC_GLOBAL grid_mapping_srid String EPSG:3395
attribute NC_GLOBAL grid_mapping_standard_parallel double 0.0
attribute NC_GLOBAL history String [cwutils 4.0.1.7 20240513_133416] cwcomposite --pedantic --coherent sea_surface_temperature/latitude --optimal satellite_zenith_angle/minabs --method optimal --inputs - --match ^(sses_bias|latitude|satellite_zenith_angle|longitude|sses_standard_deviation|l2p_flags|sea_surface_temperature)$ /home/pub/svc_cwatch/aps/aps_a/browse/lvl4/modis/coastwatch/hdf/VSSTNCW_B2025096_C2_065001_083000_GM05_mixed_seasurfacetemperature.hdf
[cwutils 4.0.1.7 20240513_133416] cwgraphics /home/pub/svc_cwatch/aps/aps_a/browse/lvl4/modis/coastwatch/hdf/VSSTNCW_B2025096_C2_065001_083000_GM05_mixed_seasurfacetemperature.hdf
attribute NC_GLOBAL infoUrl String http://www.star.nesdis.noaa.gov (external link)
attribute NC_GLOBAL institution String NOAA/NESDIS/OSPO
attribute NC_GLOBAL instrument String VIIRS
attribute NC_GLOBAL keywords String altitude, bias, cols, daily, data, day, deviation, earth, Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Temperature > Sea Surface Temperature, environmental, error, estimate, flags, graphics, imager, imager/radiometer, imaging, information, infrared, l2p, l2p_flags, latitude, longitude, merge, national, nesdis, noaa, npp, ocean, oceans, office, operations, optical, optical properties, orbiting, osdpd, ospo, overlay, partnership, planes, polar, polar-orbiting, product, properties, quality, radiometer, rows, s-npp, satellite, science, sea, sea_surface_subskin_temperature, sea_surface_temperature, seasurfacetemperature, sensor, service, single, skin, sses, sses_bias, sses_standard_deviation, sst, standard, statistics, sub, sub-skin, subskin, suite, surface, swath_latitude, swath_longitude, temperature, time, viirs, visible
attribute NC_GLOBAL keywords_vocabulary String GCMD Science Keywords
attribute NC_GLOBAL license String GHRSST protocol describes data use as free and open
attribute NC_GLOBAL naming_authority String org.ghrsst
attribute NC_GLOBAL OBSERVED_PROPERTY String sea_surface_temperature
attribute NC_GLOBAL platform String S-NPP
attribute NC_GLOBAL processing_level String L2P
attribute NC_GLOBAL proj4text String +proj=merc +lon_0=0 +k=1 +x_0=0 +y_0=0 +datum=WGS84 +units=m +no_defs
attribute NC_GLOBAL project String Group for High Resolution Sea Surface Temperature
attribute NC_GLOBAL publisher_email String ghrsst-po at nceo.ac.uk
attribute NC_GLOBAL publisher_name String The GHRSST Project Office
attribute NC_GLOBAL publisher_type String group
attribute NC_GLOBAL publisher_url String https://www.ghrsst.org (external link)
attribute NC_GLOBAL source String S-NPP_VIIRS_seasurfacetemperature
attribute NC_GLOBAL sourceUrl String (local files)
attribute NC_GLOBAL srid String EPSG:3395
attribute NC_GLOBAL standard_name_vocabulary String CF Standard Name Table v79
attribute NC_GLOBAL summary String Sea surface temperature retrievals produced by NOAA/NESDIS/Office of Satellite and Product Operations (OSPO) office from Visible and Infrared Imager/Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) sensor
attribute NC_GLOBAL testOutOfDate String now-5days
attribute NC_GLOBAL time_coverage_end String 2025-04-06T07:45:00Z
attribute NC_GLOBAL time_coverage_start String 2022-03-23T07:59:59Z
attribute NC_GLOBAL title String Sea Surface Temperature, S-NPP VIIRS, Near Real-Time, Daily Merge, ~1km, Gulf of America (mercator)
dimension time   double nValues=953, evenlySpaced=false, averageSpacing=1 day 3h 58m 59s
attribute time _CoordinateAxisType String Time
attribute time actual_range double 1.6480223995E9, 1.7439255E9
attribute time axis String T
attribute time calendar String gregorian
attribute time ioos_category String Time
attribute time long_name String Centered Time
attribute time standard_name String time
attribute time time_origin String 01-JAN-1970 00:00:00
attribute time units String seconds since 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z
dimension altitude   double nValues=1, onlyValue=0.0
attribute altitude _CoordinateAxisType String Height
attribute altitude _CoordinateZisPositive String up
attribute altitude actual_range double 0.0, 0.0
attribute altitude axis String Z
attribute altitude ioos_category String Location
attribute altitude long_name String Altitude
attribute altitude positive String up
attribute altitude standard_name String altitude
attribute altitude units String m
dimension rows   double nValues=2045, evenlySpaced=true, averageSpacing=-0.8340000000000001
attribute rows actual_range double 1907.497, 3612.193
attribute rows axis String Y
attribute rows ioos_category String Location
attribute rows long_name String Northing of Pixel Centers
attribute rows standard_name String projection_y_coordinate
attribute rows units String km
dimension cols   double nValues=2674, evenlySpaced=true, averageSpacing=0.8339999999999997
attribute cols actual_range double -11022.283, -8793.001
attribute cols axis String X
attribute cols ioos_category String Location
attribute cols long_name String Easting of Pixel Centers
attribute cols standard_name String projection_x_coordinate
attribute cols units String km
variable l2p_flags   short time, altitude, rows, cols
attribute l2p_flags _FillValue short 32767
attribute l2p_flags colorBarMaximum double 0.0
attribute l2p_flags colorBarMinimum double -15000.0
attribute l2p_flags flag_masks short 1, 2, 4, 256, 512, 1024, 2048, 4096, 8192, -16384
attribute l2p_flags flag_meanings String microwave land ice invalid day land twilight glint ice probably_clear_or_cloudy_or_undefined
attribute l2p_flags ioos_category String Quality
attribute l2p_flags long_name String L2P flags
attribute l2p_flags valid_max short 32767
attribute l2p_flags valid_min short -32768
variable swath_latitude   float time, altitude, rows, cols
attribute swath_latitude _FillValue float NaN
attribute swath_latitude colorBarMaximum double 90.0
attribute swath_latitude colorBarMinimum double -90.0
attribute swath_latitude cw_fraction_digits int 4
attribute swath_latitude ioos_category String Location
attribute swath_latitude long_name String Latitude
attribute swath_latitude missing_value float NaN
attribute swath_latitude units String degrees_north
variable swath_longitude   float time, altitude, rows, cols
attribute swath_longitude _FillValue float NaN
attribute swath_longitude colorBarMaximum double 180.0
attribute swath_longitude colorBarMinimum double -180.0
attribute swath_longitude cw_fraction_digits int 4
attribute swath_longitude ioos_category String Location
attribute swath_longitude long_name String Longitude
attribute swath_longitude missing_value float NaN
attribute swath_longitude units String degrees_east
variable sea_surface_temperature   double time, altitude, rows, cols
attribute sea_surface_temperature _FillValue double -327.67999877929685
attribute sea_surface_temperature colorBarMaximum double 32.0
attribute sea_surface_temperature colorBarMinimum double 0.0
attribute sea_surface_temperature cw_atmospheric_correction String Advanced Clear-Sky Processor for Oceans (ACSPO)-VIIRS
attribute sea_surface_temperature cw_fraction_digits int 14
attribute sea_surface_temperature ioos_category String Temperature
attribute sea_surface_temperature long_name String sea surface sub-skin temperature
attribute sea_surface_temperature missing_value double -327.67999877929685
attribute sea_surface_temperature source String NOAA
attribute sea_surface_temperature standard_name String sea_surface_subskin_temperature
attribute sea_surface_temperature units String degree_C
attribute sea_surface_temperature valid_max double 327.66998657248917
attribute sea_surface_temperature valid_min double -2.0000060588121187
variable sses_bias   double time, altitude, rows, cols
attribute sses_bias _FillValue double -2.0480000972747803
attribute sses_bias colorBarMaximum double 5.0
attribute sses_bias colorBarMinimum double 0.0
attribute sses_bias cw_fraction_digits int 15
attribute sses_bias ioos_category String Statistics
attribute sses_bias long_name String SSES bias estimate
attribute sses_bias missing_value double -2.0480000972747803
attribute sses_bias units String degree_C
attribute sses_bias valid_max double 2.032000096514821
attribute sses_bias valid_min double -2.032000096514821
variable sses_standard_deviation   double time, altitude, rows, cols
attribute sses_standard_deviation _FillValue double -0.2799999713897705
attribute sses_standard_deviation colorBarMaximum double 5.0
attribute sses_standard_deviation colorBarMinimum double 0.0
attribute sses_standard_deviation cw_fraction_digits int 15
attribute sses_standard_deviation ioos_category String Statistics
attribute sses_standard_deviation long_name String SSES standard deviation
attribute sses_standard_deviation missing_value double -0.2799999713897705
attribute sses_standard_deviation units String degree_C
attribute sses_standard_deviation valid_max double 2.269999971613288
attribute sses_standard_deviation valid_min double -0.2699999716132879
variable graphics   ubyte time, altitude, rows, cols
attribute graphics _FillValue ubyte 0
attribute graphics colorBarMaximum double 20.0
attribute graphics colorBarMinimum double 0.0
attribute graphics ioos_category String Optical Properties
attribute graphics long_name String graphics overlay planes
attribute graphics missing_value ubyte 0

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