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| Grid DAP Data | Sub- set | Table DAP Data | Make A Graph | W M S | Source Data Files | Title | Sum- mary | FGDC, ISO, Metadata | Back- ground Info | RSS | Institution | Dataset ID | ||
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| data | graph | files | Ice Surface Temperature, NOAA-20 VIIRS, Near Real-Time, Polar Stereographic (South), Daily |
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| noaacwVIIRSn20icesrftempSP06Daily |
| Row Type | Variable Name | Attribute Name | Data Type | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | cdm_data_type | String | Grid |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | Conventions | String | CF-1.6, COARDS, ACDD-1.3 |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | creator_email | String | coastwatch.info at noaa.gov |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | creator_name | String | NOAA/NESDIS/STAR/SOCD/CoastWatch |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | creator_url | String | https://coastwatch.noaa.gov |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | crs_wkt | String | PROJCS["WGS 84 / NSIDC Sea Ice Polar Stereographic South",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["Polar_Stereographic"],PARAMETER["latitude_of_origin",-70],PARAMETER["central_meridian",0],PARAMETER["scale_factor",1],PARAMETER["false_easting",0],PARAMETER["false_northing",0],UNIT["metre",1,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],AXIS["X",EAST],AXIS["Y",NORTH],AUTHORITY["EPSG","3976"]] |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | date_created | String | 2025-11-16T05:25:35Z |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | defaultGraphQuery | String | IceSrfTemp%5B(time_coverage_end)%5D%5B(0.0)%5D%5B(3255922.5):(-3255922.5)%5D%5B(-3255922.5):(3255922.5)%5D%26.draw=surface%26.vars=cols%7Cro ws%7CIceConc%26.colorBar=KT_ice%7C%7C%7C%7C%7C%26.bgColor=0xffccccff |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | end_orbit_number | int | 41422 |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | geospatial_bounds | String | POLYGON((-45.0 -47.197074,-26.565051 -55.58931,0.0 -59.044941,26.565051 -55.58931,45.0 -47.197074,63.434949 -55.58931,90.0 -59.044941,116.565051 -55.58931,135.0 -47.197074,153.434949 -55.58931,-180.0 -59.044941,-153.434949 -55.58931,-135.0 -47.197074,-116.565051 -55.58931,-90.0 -59.044941,-63.434949 -55.58931,-45.0 -47.197074)) |
| 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 | history | String | [cwutils 4.0.1.7 20240513_133416] cwcomposite --pedantic --coherent IceSrfTemp/latitude --optimal sat_zenith/minabs --method optimal --inputs - --match ^(sat_zenith|longitude|QCFlags|latitude|IceSrfTemp)$ /home/pub/svc_cwatch/aps/aps_x/browse/lvl4/modis/coastwatch/hdf/VX1CCW_C2025319_C199_011534-233826_SP06_edgemask_IceSrfTemp.hdf [cwutils 4.0.1.7 20240513_133416] cwgraphics /home/pub/svc_cwatch/aps/aps_x/browse/lvl4/modis/coastwatch/hdf/VX1CCW_C2025319_C199_011534-233826_SP06_edgemask_IceSrfTemp.hdf |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | identifier_product_doi_authority | String | https://dx.doi.org![]() |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | infoUrl | String | https://coastwatch.noaa.gov |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | institution | String | NOAA NESDIS CoastWatch |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | instrument | String | VIIRS |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | keywords | String | Earth Science > Cryosphere > Sea Ice > Ice Temperature |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | keywords_vocabulary | String | GCMD Science Keywords |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | license | String | https://science.nasa.gov/earth-science/earth-science-data/data-information-policy/ The data may be used and redistributed for free but is not intended
for legal use, since it may contain inaccuracies. Neither the data
Contributor, ERD, NOAA, nor the United States Government, nor any
of their employees or contractors, makes any warranty, express or
implied, including warranties of merchantability and fitness for a
particular purpose, or assumes any legal liability for the accuracy,
completeness, or usefulness, of this information. |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | naming_authority | String | gov.noaa.coastwatch |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | OBSERVED_PROPERTY | String | IceSrfTemp |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | platform | String | NOAA-20 |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | proj4text | String | +proj=stere +lat_0=-90 +lat_ts=-70 +lon_0=0 +k=1 +x_0=0 +y_0=0 +datum=WGS84 +units=m +no_defs |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | source | String | NOAA-20_VIIRS_IceSrfTemp |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | sourceUrl | String | (local files) |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | srid | String | EPSG:3976 |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | standard_name_vocabulary | String | CF Standard Name Table v29 |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | start_orbit_number | int | 41409 |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | summary | String | Enterprise Ice Concentration/ Ice Mask/ Ice Surface Temperature Products |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | testOutOfDate | String | now-2days |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | time_coverage_end | String | 2025-11-15T12:27:42Z |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | time_coverage_start | String | 2021-03-23T16:52:41Z |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | title | String | Ice Surface Temperature, NOAA-20 VIIRS, Near Real-Time, Polar Stereographic (South), Daily |
| dimension | time | double | nValues=1683, evenlySpaced=false, averageSpacing=1 day 0h 13m 32s | |
| attribute | time | _CoordinateAxisType | String | Time |
| attribute | time | actual_range | double | 1.616518361276E9, 1.763209662695E9 |
| attribute | time | axis | String | T |
| attribute | time | bounds | String | time_bounds |
| attribute | time | calendar | String | gregorian |
| attribute | time | ioos_category | String | Time |
| attribute | time | long_name | String | 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=8640, evenlySpaced=true, averageSpacing=-795.0 | |
| attribute | rows | actual_range | double | -3434002.5, 3434002.5 |
| 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 | m |
| dimension | cols | double | nValues=8640, evenlySpaced=true, averageSpacing=795.0 | |
| attribute | cols | actual_range | double | -3434002.5, 3434002.5 |
| 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 | m |
| variable | IceSrfTemp | float | time, altitude, rows, cols | |
| attribute | IceSrfTemp | _FillValue | float | -999.0 |
| attribute | IceSrfTemp | colorBarMaximum | double | 290.0 |
| attribute | IceSrfTemp | colorBarMinimum | double | 240.0 |
| attribute | IceSrfTemp | coordinates | String | longitude latitude |
| attribute | IceSrfTemp | grid_mapping | String | polar_stereographic_proj |
| attribute | IceSrfTemp | ioos_category | String | Temperature |
| attribute | IceSrfTemp | long_name | String | Ice Surface Temp |
| attribute | IceSrfTemp | missing_value | float | -999.0 |
| attribute | IceSrfTemp | units | String | Kelvin(K) |
| attribute | IceSrfTemp | valid_max | float | 390.0 |
| attribute | IceSrfTemp | valid_min | float | 100.0 |
The information in the table above is also available in other file formats (.csv, .htmlTable, .itx, .json, .jsonlCSV1, .jsonlCSV, .jsonlKVP, .mat, .nc, .nccsv, .tsv, .xhtml) via a RESTful web service.