1993 Average Monthly Sea Surface Temperature for California
Data Set (DS) | National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS)GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:39556 | Updated: October 17, 2023 | Published / External
Summary
Short Citation
National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, 2024: 1993 Average Monthly Sea Surface Temperature for California, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/39556.
Full Citation Examples
The NOAA/NASA AVHRR Oceans Pathfinder sea surface temperature data are derived from the 5-channel Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometers (AVHRR) on board the NOAA -7, -9, -11, -14, -16 and -17 polar orbiting satellites. Daily, 8-day and monthly averaged data for both the ascending pass (daytime) and descending pass (nighttime) are available on equal-angle grids of 8192 pixels/360 degrees (nominally referred to as the 4km resolution, 4096 pixels/360 degrees (nominally referred to as the 9km resolution), 2048 pixels/360 degrees (nominally referred to as the 18km resolution), and 720 pixels/360 degrees (nominally referred to as the 54km resolution or 0.5 degree resolution).The monthly averaged daytime data was converted to an ESRI GRID format and the 12 monthly grid files were combined into one annual grid with a attribute field for each month.
Distribution Information
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ESRI ARC/INFO GRID, 2.449
Downloadable Data
None
None
Controlled Theme Keywords
BENTHIC, COMMUNITY STRUCTURE, DYNAMIC VEGETATION/ECOSYSTEM MODELS, ECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONS, ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS, oceans, PELAGIC, SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE, USE/FEEDING HABITATS
Child Items
Type | Title |
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Entity | sst_1993 |
Contact Information
Point of Contact
NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator
NCCOS.data@noaa.gov
Metadata Contact
NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator
NCCOS.data@noaa.gov
Extents
-138.076172° W,
-106.962891° E,
47.001709° N,
22.5° S
1993-01-01 - 1993-12-31
Item Identification
Title: | 1993 Average Monthly Sea Surface Temperature for California |
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Short Name: | sst_1993 |
Status: | Completed |
Publication Date: | 2005-12 |
Abstract: |
The NOAA/NASA AVHRR Oceans Pathfinder sea surface temperature data are derived from the 5-channel Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometers (AVHRR) on board the NOAA -7, -9, -11, -14, -16 and -17 polar orbiting satellites. Daily, 8-day and monthly averaged data for both the ascending pass (daytime) and descending pass (nighttime) are available on equal-angle grids of 8192 pixels/360 degrees (nominally referred to as the 4km resolution, 4096 pixels/360 degrees (nominally referred to as the 9km resolution), 2048 pixels/360 degrees (nominally referred to as the 18km resolution), and 720 pixels/360 degrees (nominally referred to as the 54km resolution or 0.5 degree resolution).The monthly averaged daytime data was converted to an ESRI GRID format and the 12 monthly grid files were combined into one annual grid with a attribute field for each month. |
Purpose: |
The NODC/RSMAS (version 5.0) and the NOAA/NASA (version 4.1) Pathfinder Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) SST product is a high quality dataset derived from the NOAA polar-orbiting series of satellites that start with the NOAA-9 in 1985. This dataset represents a historical reprocessing of the entire AVHRR time series using consistent SST algorithms, improved satellite and inter-satellite calibration, quality control and cloud detection. Version 5.0 data are available from 1985 to the present at several different temporal resolutions. A complete collection may be accessed at the National Oceanographic Data Center's web site at http://pathfinder.nodc.noaa.gov or through the their FTP site at ftp://data.nodc.noaa.gov/pub/data.nodc/pathfinder. Data may also be accessed and subsetted through the PO.DAAC interface at http://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/poet or global files downloaded from the ftp site at ftp://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov. Where possible all users are encouraged to use Version 5.0 data. Version 4.1 is being kept on-line only to facilitate the transition because of different file structures and formats. Phasing out of Version 4.1 is expected to occur in 2005. Version 4.1 data are available through June of 2003 at daily, 8-day and monthly averages and 9km, 18km, and 54km resolutions. Data gaps occur primarily due to cloud cover because of the inability of the infrared sensor to detect ocean temperatures in these conditions. Quality flag information is available that allows the user to apply various levels of cloud masking. For Version 4.1 a separate product is available that has applied quality flags to define a best_sst field. Quality flags were developed by the algorithm team, headed by Professor Robert Evans, at the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences. Current plans include extending this data at a near-real rate. Error estimates for this dataset range from 0.3 degrees Celsius to 0.5 degrees Celsius Further information and documentation on this data product is available through http://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/. A Pathfinder-derived 9km 5-day (pentad) JPL derived climatology, along with the NSIPP/Casey, Cornillon pentad and monthly climatologies, are available that allows the user to apply a high resolution climatology suitable for climate studies. Both these climatologies are derived from the Pathfinder dataset, with more information available through http://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/. |
Notes: |
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Keywords
Theme Keywords
Thesaurus | Keyword |
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Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords |
EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS > COMMUNITY DYNAMICS > COMMUNITY STRUCTURE
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Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords |
EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS > ECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONS
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Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords |
EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS > SPECIES/POPULATION INTERACTIONS > USE/FEEDING HABITATS
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Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords |
EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE ECOSYSTEMS > BENTHIC
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Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords |
EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE ECOSYSTEMS > PELAGIC
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Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords |
EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE/MANAGEMENT > ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS
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Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords |
EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN TEMPERATURE > SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE
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Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Service Keywords |
EARTH SCIENCE SERVICES > MODELS > DYNAMIC VEGETATION/ECOSYSTEM MODELS
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ISO 19115 Topic Category |
oceans
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UNCONTROLLED | |
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords | DOC/NOAA/NOS/NCCOS > National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, National Ocean Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce |
NOS Data Explorer Topic Category | Environmental Monitoring |
None | Advanced Very-High-Resolution Radiometer |
None | AVHRR |
None | Pathfinder |
None | Sea surface temperature |
None | SST |
Spatial Keywords
Thesaurus | Keyword |
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Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords |
CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > CALIFORNIA
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UNCONTROLLED | |
None | Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary |
None | US West Coast |
Physical Location
Organization: | National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science |
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City: | Silver Spring |
State/Province: | MD |
Data Set Information
Data Set Scope Code: | Data Set |
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Maintenance Frequency: | None Planned |
Data Presentation Form: | raster digital data |
Distribution Liability: |
None assumed |
Data Set Credit: | NOAA/NASA |
Support Roles
Data Steward
Date Effective From: | 2005-12 |
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Date Effective To: | |
Contact (Position): | NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator |
Email Address: | NCCOS.data@noaa.gov |
Distributor
Date Effective From: | 2005-12 |
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Date Effective To: | |
Contact (Position): | NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator |
Email Address: | NCCOS.data@noaa.gov |
Metadata Contact
Date Effective From: | 2005-12 |
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Date Effective To: | |
Contact (Position): | NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator |
Email Address: | NCCOS.data@noaa.gov |
Point of Contact
Date Effective From: | 2005-12 |
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Date Effective To: | |
Contact (Position): | NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator |
Email Address: | NCCOS.data@noaa.gov |
Principal Investigator
Date Effective From: | 2005-12 |
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Date Effective To: | |
Contact (Person): | Clark, Randy |
Address: |
1021 Balch Blvd Stennis Space Center, MS 39529 |
Email Address: | randy.clark@noaa.gov |
Phone: | 228-688-3732 |
Extents
Currentness Reference: | Ground Condition |
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Extent Group 1
Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 1
W° Bound: | -138.076172 | |
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E° Bound: | -106.962891 | |
N° Bound: | 47.001709 | |
S° Bound: | 22.5 |
Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1
Time Frame Type: | Range |
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Start: | 1993-01-01 |
End: | 1993-12-31 |
Spatial Information
Spatial Representation
Representations Used
Grid: | Yes |
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Grid Representation 1
Dimension Count: | 3 | ||||
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Cell Geometry: | Area | ||||
Transformation Parameters Available?: | No | ||||
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Access Information
Security Class: | Unclassified |
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Data Access Constraints: |
None |
Data Use Constraints: |
None |
Distribution Information
Distribution 1
Download URL: | http://coastalscience.noaa.gov/datasets/ccma/biogeo/cinms/Chap_2_Data/SST.zip |
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Distributor: | |
Description: |
Downloadable Data |
File Type (Deprecated): | ESRI grid |
Distribution Format: | ESRI ARC/INFO GRID |
File Size: | 2.449 |
Application Version: | ArcGIS 9 |
Compression: | Uncompressed |
URLs
URL 1
URL: | http://coastalscience.noaa.gov/datasets/ccma/biogeo/cinms/Chap_2_Data/SST.zip |
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URL Type: |
Online Resource
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URL 2
URL: | http://ccma.nos.noaa.gov/products/biogeography/cinms/data/ |
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URL Type: |
Online Resource
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URL 3
URL: | http://ccma.nos.noaa.gov/ecosystems/sanctuaries/chanisl_nms/ |
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URL Type: |
Online Resource
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Activity Log
Activity Log 1
Activity Date/Time: | 2014-03-19 |
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Description: |
Date that the source FGDC record was last modified. |
Activity Log 2
Activity Date/Time: | 2017-04-05 |
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Description: |
Converted from FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata (version FGDC-STD-001-1998) using 'fgdc_to_inport_xml.pl' script. Contact Tyler Christensen (NOS) for details. |
Activity Log 3
Activity Date/Time: | 2017-09-13 |
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Description: |
Partial upload of Spatial Info section only. |
Activity Log 4
Activity Date/Time: | 2017-11-01 |
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Description: |
Replaced entire Lineage section to populate new Source Contribution field. |
Technical Environment
Description: |
Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.1.0.722 |
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Data Quality
Completeness Report: |
All data downloaded was used in the preparation of the final ESRI grid |
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Conceptual Consistency: |
None |
Lineage
Sources
AVHRR oceans Pathfinder global equal-angle all SST values (NOAA, NASA)
Contact Name: | Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
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Extent Type: | Range |
Extent Start Date/Time: | 1985-01-01 |
Extent End Date/Time: | 2003-05 |
Citation URL: | http://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/ |
Source Contribution: |
Source data was downloaded from http://poet.jpl.nasa.gov/ and converted into ESRI grid format | Source Geospatial Form: remote-sensing image | Type of Source Media: online |
Process Steps
Process Step 1
Description: |
Individual GeoTIFF files downloaded from http://poet.jpl.nasa.gov/ |
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Process Step 2
Description: |
GeoTIFFs converted to ESRI GRID format and renamed tMonth (tJanuary, tFebruary, etc) |
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Process Step 3
Description: |
Monthly GRID data combined into single annual GRID using the following Avenue script:theView = av.GetActiveDocIsFirst = TruetheRest = {}for each aGTheme in {"January", "February", "March", "April", "May", "June", "July", "August", "September", "October", "November", "December"} theGTheme = theView.FindTheme("t"+aGTheme) theGGrid = theGTheme.GetGrid theIGrid = (theGGrid + 0.5).Int theIGrid.rename(aGTheme.AsFileName) theITheme = GTheme.Make(theIGrid) if (IsFirst) then theFirstGrid = theITheme.GetGrid IsFirst = False else theRest.Add(theITheme.GetGrid) endendtheNewGrid = theFirstGrid.Combine(theRest)theNewGTheme = GTheme.Make(theNewGrid)theName = "Combine_1"theBaseName = "Combine_"theCounter = 1while ((theView.FindTheme(theName) = nil).Not) theCounter = theCounter+1 theName = theBaseName+theCounter.AsStringendtheNewGTheme.SetName(theName)theView.AddTheme(theNewGTheme) |
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Process Date/Time: | 2005-12-01 00:00:00 |
Child Items
Rubric scores updated every 15m
Type | Title | |
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Entity | sst_1993 |
Catalog Details
Catalog Item ID: | 39556 |
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GUID: | gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:39556 |
Metadata Record Created By: | Tyler Christensen |
Metadata Record Created: | 2017-04-05 12:53+0000 |
Metadata Record Last Modified By: | SysAdmin InPortAdmin |
Metadata Record Last Modified: | 2023-10-17 16:12+0000 |
Metadata Record Published: | 2018-07-12 |
Owner Org: | NCCOS |
Metadata Publication Status: | Published Externally |
Do Not Publish?: | N |
Metadata Last Review Date: | 2018-07-12 |
Metadata Review Frequency: | 1 Year |
Metadata Next Review Date: | 2019-07-12 |