GHRSST Level 4 RAMSSA_9km Australian Regional Foundation Sea Surface Temperature Analysis v1.0 dataset (GDS2)

(RAMSSA_09km-ABOM-L4-AUS-v01)
Version1.0
Processing Level4
Start/Stop Date2006-Jun-12 to Present
Short NameRAMSSA_09km-ABOM-L4-AUS-v01
DescriptionA Group for High Resolution Sea Surface Temperature (GHRSST) Level 4 sea surface temperature analysis, produced daily on an operational basis at the Australian Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) using optimal interpolation (OI) on a regional 1/12 degree grid over the Australian region (20N - 70S, 60E - 170W). This Regional Australian Multi-Sensor SST Analysis (RAMSSA) v1.0 system blends satellite SST observations from passive infrared and passive microwave radiometers, with in situ data from ships, Argo floats, XBTs, CTDs, drifting buoys and moorings from the Global Telecommunications System (GTS). SST observations that have experienced recent surface wind speeds less than 6 m/s during the day or less than 2 m/s during night are rejected from the analysis. The processing results in daily foundation SST estimates that are largely free of nocturnal cooling and diurnal warming effects. Sea ice concentrations are supplied by the NOAA/NCEP 12.7 km sea ice analysis. In the absence of observations, the analysis relaxes to the BoM Global Weekly 1 degree OI SST analysis, which relaxes to the Reynolds and Smith (1994) Monthly 1 degree SST climatology for 1961 - 1990.
DOI10.5067/GHRAM-4FA1A
MeasurementOCEANS > OCEAN TEMPERATURE > SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE
Platform/Sensor
BUOYS
Platform
Name: (BUOYS)
Orbit Period: -999.0 minutes
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DRIFTING BUOYS
SENSOR
Name: DRIFTING BUOYS (DRIFTING BUOYS)
Swath Width: -999.0 kilometers
Description: Spacecraft angular distance from orbital plane relative to the Equator.

BUOYS
Platform
Name: (BUOYS)
Orbit Period: -999.0 minutes
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CTD
SENSOR
Name: Conductivity, Temperature, Depth (CTD)

BUOYS
Platform
Name: (BUOYS)
Orbit Period: -999.0 minutes
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XBT
SENSOR
Name: Expendable Bathythermographs (XBT)

Suomi-NPP
Platform
Name: Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (Suomi-NPP)
Orbit Period: 101.0 minutes
Inclination Angle: 97.1 degrees
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VIIRS
SENSOR
Name: Visible-Infrared Imager-Radiometer Suite (VIIRS)
Swath Width: 3040.0 kilometers
Description: Spacecraft angular distance from orbital plane relative to the Equator.

NOAA-20
Platform
Name: Joint Polar Satellite System - 1 (NOAA-20)
Orbit Period: 102.0 minutes
Inclination Angle: 99.0 degrees
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VIIRS
SENSOR
Name: Visible-Infrared Imager-Radiometer Suite (VIIRS)
Swath Width: 3040.0 kilometers
Description: Spacecraft angular distance from orbital plane relative to the Equator.

GCOM-W1
Platform
Name: Global Change Observation Mission 1st-Water (GCOM-W1)
Orbit Period: 100.0 minutes
Inclination Angle: 98.19 degrees
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AMSR2
SENSOR
Name: Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer 2 (AMSR2)
Swath Width: 1450.0 kilometers
Description: Spacecraft angular distance from orbital plane relative to the Equator.

METOP-A
Platform
Name: Meteorological Operational Satellite - A (METOP-A)
Orbit Period: 101.3 minutes
Inclination Angle: 98.7 degrees
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AVHRR-3
SENSOR
Name: Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer-3 (AVHRR-3)
Swath Width: 2400.0 kilometers
Description: Spacecraft angular distance from orbital plane relative to the Equator.

METOP-B
Platform
Name: Meteorological Operational Satellite - B (METOP-B)
Orbit Period: 101.3 minutes
Inclination Angle: 98.7 degrees
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AVHRR-3
SENSOR
Name: Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer-3 (AVHRR-3)
Swath Width: 2400.0 kilometers
Description: Spacecraft angular distance from orbital plane relative to the Equator.

Ships
Platform
Name: National Centers for Environmental Prediction Global Telecommunications Systems (Ships)
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TEMPERATURE PROBES
SENSOR
Name: TEMPERATURE PROBES (TEMPERATURE PROBES)

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ProjectGroup for High Resolution Sea Surface Temperature (GHRSST)
Data ProviderPublisher: Australian Bureau of Meteorology
Creator: Australian Bureau of Meteorology
Release Place: Australian Bureau of Meteorology, Melbourne, Australia
Release Date: 2019-Nov-14
Resource: http://www.bom.gov.au/jshess/docs/2011/beggs_hres.pdf,

FormatnetCDF-4
Keyword(s)RAMSSA, ABOM, AUS, GHRSST, sea surface temperature, sst, gds2
Questions related to this dataset? Contact podaac@podaac.jpl.nasa.gov
Resolution
Spatial Resolution: 0.083 Decimal Degrees x 0.083 Decimal Degrees
Temporal Resolution: Daily - < Weekly
 
Coverage
Region: OCEANIA
Spatial Coverage
North: 20 degrees South: -70 degrees West: 60 degrees East: 180 degrees 
North: 20 degrees South: -70 degrees West: 60 degrees East: 180 degrees 
Time Span: 2006-Jun-12 to Present
Granule Time Span: 2006-Jun-12 to 2024-Nov-21
 
Projection
Projection Type: Cylindrical Lat-Lon
Projection Detail: Geolocation information included for each pixel
Ellipsoid: WGS 84
 
NameLong NameUnit
analysed_sstanalysed sea surface temperaturekelvin
analysis_errorestimated error standard deviation of analysed_sstkelvin
crscoordinate reference system
latlatitudedegrees_north
lonlongitudedegrees_east
masksea/land/lake/ice field composite mask
sea_ice_fractionsea ice area fraction1
timereference time of SST fieldseconds since 1981-01-01 00:00:00
GENERAL DOCUMENTATION
DATA RECIPE
DATA CITATION POLICY
Citation is critically important for dataset documentation and discovery. Please cite the data as follows, and cite the reference papers when it is appropriate.
Citation Australian Bureau of Meteorology. 2019. BLUElink Regional Australian Multi-Sensor SST Analysis (RAMSSA), daily, 9 km resolution. Ver. 1.0. PO.DAAC, CA, USA. Dataset accessed [YYYY-MM-DD] at https://doi.org/10.5067/GHRAM-4FA1A

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Journal Reference Beggs, H., Zhong, A., Warren, G., Alves, O., Brassington, G., and Pugh, T.. 2011. RAMSSA - An operational, high-resolution, multi-sensor sea surface temperature analysis over the Australian region, Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Journal, 61. https://doi.org/10.22499/2.6101.001