North Atlantic Regional Sea Surface Temperature
| IDENTIFICATION | ||
| Product type | Near real time product |  |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Operational | |
| Identifier | OSI-202-b | |
| Acronym | NAR SST | |
| Acronym for EDC (APNM) | OSSTNAR | |
| Product navigator reference | EO:EUM:DAT:MULT:NOAA-OSSTNAR | |
| CHARACTERISTICS | |
| Processing level | L3C |
|---|---|
| Satellite input | Metop-B/AVHRR and NPP/VIIRS |
| Other input | ECMWF outputs (temperature, humidity and aerosols profiles) |
| Frequency | 4 per day |
| Timeliness | 6h |
| Spatial coverage | North Atlantic |
| Spatial sampling | 2 km |
| Projection | polar stereographic |
| Characteristics & methods | Subskin temperature; multispectral algorithm + use of NWP output |
| ACCURACY REQUIREMENTS | |
| Thresold accuracy | monthly bias : 1°c, Sdt Deviation : 1,5°c |
|---|---|
| Target accuracy | monthly bias : 0,5°c, Sdt Deviation : 0,8°c |
| Optimal accuracy | monthly bias : 0,1°c, Sdt Deviation : 0,3°c |
| Verification/validation method | routine comparison with drifting buoy measurements |
| DATA ACCESS | |||
| OSI SAF Producer | Météo-France | Main FTP server | LML FTP server (hosted by Ifremer) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Discovery mean(s) | Naiad | Other FTP server | backup LML FTP server (last 7 days) |
| Diffusion mean(s) and format(s) | EUMETCast (GRIB2) Ifremer FTP Server (NetCDF4) EDC (GRIB2) | Other mean(s) to access main server | Thredds HTTPS |
| Redistribution | PODAAC-GHN19-3PE01 (NOAA 19 - GDS 1) http://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/dataset/EUR-L3P-NAR_AVHRR_NOAA_19 PODAAC-GHN19-3CO02 (NOAA 19 - GDS 2) http://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/dataset/AVHRR_SST_NOAA19_NAR-OSISAF-L3C-v1.0 PODAAC-GHNMT-3PE01 (Metop A - GDS 1) http://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/dataset/EUR-L3P-NAR_AVHRR_METOP_A PODAAC-GHNMA-3CO02 (Metop A - GDS 2) http://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/dataset/AVHRR_SST_METOP_A_NAR-OSISAF-L3C-v1.0 PODAAC-GHVRS-3CNO1 (NPP - GDS 2) http://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/dataset/VIIRS_SST_NPP_NAR-OSISAF-L3C-v1.0 | ||
| Applications and users | Atmosphere and ocean models Oceanography and fisheries. | ||
| VIEW MORE | DOCUMENTATION | ||
| Product web page | Description | Product User Manual | PUM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Live production status | Status | Algorithm Theoretical Baseline Document | ATBD |
| Last products at a glance | Quicklook | Scientific Validation Report | SVR |
| Continuous monitoring | Quality | ||
| HISTORY, COMMENTS | |
| Authorised to be operational/released | 23/02/2016 |
|---|---|
| Declared operational/released | 23/02/2016 |
| On EUMETCast since | 23/02/2016 |
| In EDC since | 23/03/2016 |
