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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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| data | graph | M | files | Ice Surface Temperature, NOAA-20 VIIRS, Near Real-Time, Sector VZ, Daily 4-day Composite | 
| F I M | background | 
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| noaacwVIIRSn20icesrftempVZ00Daily4Day |
| 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 | date_created | String | 2025-11-13T06:08:23Z |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | defaultGraphQuery | String | IceSrfTemp[(last)]%26.draw=surface%26.vars=longitude%7Clatitude%7CIceConc%26.colorBar=KT_ice%7C%7C%7C0%7C100%7C%26.land=over%26.bgColor=0xffccccff |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | Easternmost_Easting | double | -59.96624999999998 |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | end_orbit_number | int | 41337 |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | geospatial_bounds | String | POLYGON((-120.03375 89.77125,-105.016875 89.77125,-90.0 89.77125,-74.983125 89.77125,-59.96625 89.77125,-59.96625 78.523125,-59.96625 67.275,-59.96625 56.026875,-59.96625 44.77875,-74.983125 44.77875,-90.0 44.77875,-105.016875 44.77875,-120.03375 44.77875,-120.03375 56.026875,-120.03375 67.275,-120.03375 78.523125,-120.03375 89.77125)) |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | geospatial_lat_max | double | 89.77125000000001 |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | geospatial_lat_min | double | 44.77875000000001 |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | geospatial_lat_resolution | double | 0.0075 |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | geospatial_lat_units | String | degrees_north |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | geospatial_lon_max | double | -59.96624999999998 |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | geospatial_lon_min | double | -120.03375 |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | geospatial_lon_resolution | double | 0.007500000000000002 |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | geospatial_lon_units | String | degrees_east |
| 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 --method latest --inputs - --match ^(IceSrfTemp)$ /home/pub/svc_cwatch/aps/aps_p/browse/lvl4/modis/coastwatch/maskhdf/VX1CCW_C2025310_C2025313_H4_VZ00_edgemask_IceSrfTemp.hdf [cwutils 4.0.1.7 20240513_133416] cwgraphics /home/pub/svc_cwatch/aps/aps_p/browse/lvl4/modis/coastwatch/maskhdf/VX1CCW_C2025310_C2025313_H4_VZ00_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 | Northernmost_Northing | double | 89.77125000000001 |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | OBSERVED_PROPERTY | String | IceSrfTemp |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | platform | String | NOAA-20 |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | source | String | NOAA-20_VIIRS_IceSrfTemp |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | sourceUrl | String | (local files) |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | Southernmost_Northing | double | 44.77875000000001 |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | standard_name_vocabulary | String | CF Standard Name Table v29 |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | start_orbit_number | int | 41281 |
| 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 | 2025-11-08T00:00:00Z |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | time_coverage_start | String | 2021-04-13T00:00:00Z |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | title | String | Ice Surface Temperature, NOAA-20 VIIRS, Near Real-Time, Sector VZ, Daily 4-day Composite |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | Westernmost_Easting | double | -120.03375 |
| dimension | time | double | nValues=1669, evenlySpaced=false, averageSpacing=1 day 0h 1m 44s | |
| attribute | time | _CoordinateAxisType | String | Time |
| attribute | time | actual_range | double | 1.618272E9, 1.76256E9 |
| attribute | time | axis | String | T |
| attribute | time | bounds | String | baseline_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 | latitude | double | nValues=6000, evenlySpaced=true, averageSpacing=-0.0075 | |
| attribute | latitude | _CoordinateAxisType | String | Lat |
| attribute | latitude | actual_range | double | 44.77875000000001, 89.77125000000001 |
| attribute | latitude | axis | String | Y |
| attribute | latitude | ioos_category | String | Location |
| attribute | latitude | long_name | String | Latitude |
| attribute | latitude | standard_name | String | latitude |
| attribute | latitude | units | String | degrees_north |
| dimension | longitude | double | nValues=8010, evenlySpaced=true, averageSpacing=0.007500000000000002 | |
| attribute | longitude | _CoordinateAxisType | String | Lon |
| attribute | longitude | actual_range | double | -120.03375, -59.96624999999998 |
| attribute | longitude | axis | String | X |
| attribute | longitude | ioos_category | String | Location |
| attribute | longitude | long_name | String | Longitude |
| attribute | longitude | standard_name | String | longitude |
| attribute | longitude | units | String | degrees_east |
| variable | IceSrfTemp | float | time, altitude, latitude, longitude | |
| attribute | IceSrfTemp | _FillValue | float | -999.0 |
| attribute | IceSrfTemp | colorBarMaximum | double | 290.0 |
| attribute | IceSrfTemp | colorBarMinimum | double | 240.0 |
| attribute | IceSrfTemp | grid_mapping | String | coord_ref |
| 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.