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Global Attributes:	Conventions: CF-1.4 title: Sea Surface Temperature from AATSR summary: This netCDF file contains sea surface temperature (SST) data estimated from Along Track Scanning Radiometer (ATSR) observations. These data are generated using techniques developed within the ATSR Reprocessing for Climate project. By using these data, you agree to cite the papers given in the references metadata field in any publications derived from them and to reproduce the acknowledgement given in this dataset in the acknowledgement metadata field. references: Embury, O., Merchant, C.J., Filipiak, M.J. (2012). A reprocessing for climate of sea surface temperature from the along-track scanning radiometers: Basis in radiative transfer, Remote Sensing of Environment, 116(15), DOI:10.1016/j.rse.2010.10.016 Embury, O., Merchant, C.J. (2012). A reprocessing for climate of sea surface temperature from the along-track scanning radiometers: A new retrieval scheme, Remote Sensing of Environment, 116(15), DOI:10.1016/j.rse.2010.11.020 Embury, O., Merchant, C.J., Corlett, G.K. (2012). A reprocessing for climate of sea surface temperature from the along-track scanning radiometers: Initial validation, accounting for skin and diurnal variability effects, Remote Sensing of Environment, 116(15), DOI:10.1016/j.rse.2011.02.028 institution: UPA history: Created using GBCS library $Rev: 1735 $ comment: These data were produced at the UK processing and archive facility using software developed at The University of Edinburgh within the ATSR Reprocessing for Climate project. license: GHRSST protocol describes data use as free and open id: ARC-UPA-L3U-AATSR-v2.1 naming_authority: org.ghrsst product_version: 2.1 uuid: 3b5fba76-e9c0-11e2-9569-0050568279b9 gds_version_id: 2.0 netcdf_version_id: 4.1.3 of Apr 26 2013 16:55:23 $ date_created: 2013-07-11 00:24:21Z file_quality_level: 3 spatial_resolution: 0.1 degree start_time: 2009-03-23 04:10:37Z time_coverage_start: 2009-03-23 04:10:37Z stop_time: 2009-03-23 05:59:25Z time_coverage_end: 2009-03-23 05:59:25Z northernmost_latitude: 90.0 southernmost_latitude: -90.0 easternmost_longitude: 180.0 westernmost_longitude: -180.0 source: AATSR-ESA-L1-v2.1 platform: Envisat sensor: AATSR Metadata_Conventions: Unidata Dataset Discovery v1.0 metadata_link: keywords: Oceans > Ocean Temperature > Sea Surface Temperature keywords_vocabulary: NASA Global change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords standard_name_vocabulary: NetCDF Climate and Forecast (CF) Metadata Convention geospatial_lat_units: degrees_north geospatial_lat_resolution: 0.1 geospatial_lon_units: degrees_east geospatial_lon_resolution: 0.1 acknowledgment: The ATSR sea surface temperature data in this project were developed by The University of Edinburgh within the ATSR Reprocessing for Climate, were processed at the UK Processing and Archive Facility and downloaded from the NERC Earth Observation Data Centre. creator_name: creator_email: creator_url: project: Group for High Resolution Sea Surface Temperature publisher_name: The GHRSST Project Office publisher_url: http://www.ghrsst.org publisher_email: ghrsst-po@nceo.ac.uk processing_level: L3U cdm_data_type: grid time_coverage_duration: PT1H48M48S Unlimited_Dimension: time

Variables:	time: Array of 32 bit Integers [time = 0..0] time: long_name: reference time of sst file standard_name: time units: seconds since 1981-01-01 00:00:00 axis: T _ChunkSizes: 1
	lat: Array of 32 bit Reals [lat = 0..1799] lat: long_name: Latitude coordinates standard_name: latitude units: degrees_north valid_min: -90.0 valid_max: 90.0 axis: Y bounds: lat_bnds
	lat_bnds: Array of 32 bit Reals [lat = 0..1799][bnds = 0..1] lat: bnds: long_name: Latitude cell boundaries units: degrees_north valid_min: -90.0 valid_max: 90.0
	lon: Array of 32 bit Reals [lon = 0..3599] lon: long_name: Longitude coordinates standard_name: longitude units: degrees_east valid_min: -180.0 valid_max: 180.0 axis: X bounds: lon_bnds
	lon_bnds: Array of 32 bit Reals [lon = 0..3599][bnds = 0..1] lon: bnds: long_name: Longitude cell boundaries units: degrees_east valid_min: -180.0 valid_max: 180.0
	sst_dtime: Grid time: lat: lon: long_name: time difference from reference time units: seconds _FillValue: -32768 add_offset: 0.0 scale_factor: 1.0 valid_min: -32767 valid_max: 32767 comment: time plus sst_dtime gives seconds after 00:00:00 UTC January 1, 1981 _ChunkSizes: 1, 90, 180
	solar_zenith_angle: Grid time: lat: lon: _Unsigned: false long_name: solar zenith angle standard_name: zenith_angle units: angular_degree _FillValue: -128 add_offset: 90.0 scale_factor: 1.0 valid_min: -90 valid_max: 90 comment: the solar zenith angle at the time of the SST observations _ChunkSizes: 1, 90, 180
	sea_surface_temperature: Grid time: lat: lon: long_name: sea surface skin temperature standard_name: sea_surface_skin_temperature units: kelvin _FillValue: -32768 add_offset: 273.15 scale_factor: 0.01 valid_min: -200 valid_max: 5000 source: AATSR-ESA-L1-v2.1 comment: These SST values are representative of the top 10 micrometers of the sea surface and are provided on their native, non-regular latitude/longitude grid (swath) _ChunkSizes: 1, 90, 180
	sses_bias: Grid time: lat: lon: _Unsigned: false long_name: SSES bias estimate units: kelvin add_offset: 0.0 scale_factor: 0.01 valid_min: -127 valid_max: 127 _FillValue: -128 comment: No SSES bias estimates are available for these data _ChunkSizes: 1, 90, 180
	sses_standard_deviation: Grid time: lat: lon: _Unsigned: false long_name: SSES standard deviation units: kelvin add_offset: 1.0 scale_factor: 0.01 valid_min: -100 valid_max: 100 _FillValue: -128 comment: Estimated retrieval uncertainty _ChunkSizes: 1, 90, 180
	l2p_flags: Grid time: lat: lon: long_name: L2P flags valid_min: 0 valid_max: 255 flag_meanings: microwave land ice lake river reserved_for_future_use dual_view three_channel flag_masks: 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128 comment: These flags are important to properly use the data _ChunkSizes: 1, 90, 180
	quality_level: Grid time: lat: lon: _Unsigned: false long_name: quality level of SST pixel _FillValue: -128 valid_min: 0 valid_max: 5 flag_meanings: no_data bad_data worst_quality low_quality acceptable_quality best_quality flag_values: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 comment: These are the overall quality indicators and are used for all GHRSST SSTs _ChunkSizes: 1, 90, 180
	aerosol_dynamic_indicator: Grid time: lat: lon: _Unsigned: false long_name: aerosol dynamic indicator units: add_offset: 0.0 scale_factor: 0.01 valid_min: -127 valid_max: 127 _FillValue: -128 time_offset: 0 source: ATSR SDI comment: ATSR Saharan Dust Index references: Good, E.J., Kong, X., Embury, O., Merchant, C.J., Remedios, J.J. (2012). An infrared desert dust index for the Along-Track Scanning Radiometers, Remote Sensing of Environment, 116(15), DOI:10.1016/j.rse.2010.06.016 _ChunkSizes: 1, 90, 180
	probability_clear: Grid time: lat: lon: _Unsigned: false long_name: Probability of pixel being clear units: add_offset: 0.0 scale_factor: 0.01 valid_min: 0 valid_max: 100 _FillValue: -128 comment: Probability of pixel being clear as estimated by Bayesian cloud detection _ChunkSizes: 1, 90, 180
	dt_analysis: Grid time: lat: lon: _Unsigned: false long_name: Deviation from last SST analysis units: kelvin add_offset: 0.0 scale_factor: 0.1 valid_min: -127 valid_max: 127 _FillValue: -128 reference: None comment: No dt_analysis are available for these data _ChunkSizes: 1, 90, 180
	wind_speed: Grid time: lat: lon: _Unsigned: false long_name: 10m wind speed standard_name: wind_speed units: m s-1 height: 10 m add_offset: 12.7 scale_factor: 0.1 valid_min: -127 valid_max: 127 _FillValue: -128 time_offset: 0. source: ERA_INTERIM-ECMWF-WSP-v1 comment: Wind speeds sourced from ECMWF ERA Interim _ChunkSizes: 1, 90, 180
	sea_ice_fraction: Grid time: lat: lon: _Unsigned: false long_name: sea ice fraction standard_name: sea_ice_fraction units: 1 add_offset: 0.0 scale_factor: 0.01 valid_min: 0 valid_max: 100 _FillValue: -128 time_offset: 0. source: ERA_INTERIM-ECMWF-ICE-v1 comment: Fractional sea ice cover from ECMWF ERA Interim _ChunkSizes: 1, 90, 180
	synoptically_correlated_uncertainty: Grid time: lat: lon: _Unsigned: false long_name: Uncertainty from errors likely to be correlated over synoptic scales units: kelvin add_offset: 0.3 scale_factor: 0.0025 valid_min: -120 valid_max: 120 _FillValue: -128 comment: Component of uncertainty that is correlated over synoptic scales _ChunkSizes: 1, 90, 180
	radiometric_uncertainty: Grid time: lat: lon: _Unsigned: false long_name: Uncertainty due to radiometric noise units: kelvin add_offset: 1.0 scale_factor: 0.01 valid_min: -100 valid_max: 100 _FillValue: -128 comment: Component of uncertainty that is due to radiometric noise _ChunkSizes: 1, 90, 180
	sampling_uncertainty: Grid time: lat: lon: _Unsigned: false long_name: Sampling uncertainty add_offset: 1.0 scale_factor: 0.01 valid_min: -100 valid_max: 100 _FillValue: -128 comment: Sampling uncertainty _ChunkSizes: 1, 90, 180
	or_number_of_pixels: Grid time: lat: lon: long_name: number of pixels from the L2P contributing to the SST value units: 1 _FillValue: -32768 add_offset: 0.0 scale_factor: 1.0 valid_min: 0 valid_max: 32767 comment: Original number of pixels from the L2P contributing to the SST value _ChunkSizes: 1, 90, 180

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DDS:

Dataset {
    Int32 time[time = 1];
    Float32 lat[lat = 1800];
    Float32 lat_bnds[lat = 1800][bnds = 2];
    Float32 lon[lon = 3600];
    Float32 lon_bnds[lon = 3600][bnds = 2];
    Grid {
     ARRAY:
        Int16 sst_dtime[time = 1][lat = 1800][lon = 3600];
     MAPS:
        Int32 time[time = 1];
        Float32 lat[lat = 1800];
        Float32 lon[lon = 3600];
    } sst_dtime;
    Grid {
     ARRAY:
        Byte solar_zenith_angle[time = 1][lat = 1800][lon = 3600];
     MAPS:
        Int32 time[time = 1];
        Float32 lat[lat = 1800];
        Float32 lon[lon = 3600];
    } solar_zenith_angle;
    Grid {
     ARRAY:
        Int16 sea_surface_temperature[time = 1][lat = 1800][lon = 3600];
     MAPS:
        Int32 time[time = 1];
        Float32 lat[lat = 1800];
        Float32 lon[lon = 3600];
    } sea_surface_temperature;
    Grid {
     ARRAY:
        Byte sses_bias[time = 1][lat = 1800][lon = 3600];
     MAPS:
        Int32 time[time = 1];
        Float32 lat[lat = 1800];
        Float32 lon[lon = 3600];
    } sses_bias;
    Grid {
     ARRAY:
        Byte sses_standard_deviation[time = 1][lat = 1800][lon = 3600];
     MAPS:
        Int32 time[time = 1];
        Float32 lat[lat = 1800];
        Float32 lon[lon = 3600];
    } sses_standard_deviation;
    Grid {
     ARRAY:
        Int16 l2p_flags[time = 1][lat = 1800][lon = 3600];
     MAPS:
        Int32 time[time = 1];
        Float32 lat[lat = 1800];
        Float32 lon[lon = 3600];
    } l2p_flags;
    Grid {
     ARRAY:
        Byte quality_level[time = 1][lat = 1800][lon = 3600];
     MAPS:
        Int32 time[time = 1];
        Float32 lat[lat = 1800];
        Float32 lon[lon = 3600];
    } quality_level;
    Grid {
     ARRAY:
        Byte aerosol_dynamic_indicator[time = 1][lat = 1800][lon = 3600];
     MAPS:
        Int32 time[time = 1];
        Float32 lat[lat = 1800];
        Float32 lon[lon = 3600];
    } aerosol_dynamic_indicator;
    Grid {
     ARRAY:
        Byte probability_clear[time = 1][lat = 1800][lon = 3600];
     MAPS:
        Int32 time[time = 1];
        Float32 lat[lat = 1800];
        Float32 lon[lon = 3600];
    } probability_clear;
    Grid {
     ARRAY:
        Byte dt_analysis[time = 1][lat = 1800][lon = 3600];
     MAPS:
        Int32 time[time = 1];
        Float32 lat[lat = 1800];
        Float32 lon[lon = 3600];
    } dt_analysis;
    Grid {
     ARRAY:
        Byte wind_speed[time = 1][lat = 1800][lon = 3600];
     MAPS:
        Int32 time[time = 1];
        Float32 lat[lat = 1800];
        Float32 lon[lon = 3600];
    } wind_speed;
    Grid {
     ARRAY:
        Byte sea_ice_fraction[time = 1][lat = 1800][lon = 3600];
     MAPS:
        Int32 time[time = 1];
        Float32 lat[lat = 1800];
        Float32 lon[lon = 3600];
    } sea_ice_fraction;
    Grid {
     ARRAY:
        Byte synoptically_correlated_uncertainty[time = 1][lat = 1800][lon = 3600];
     MAPS:
        Int32 time[time = 1];
        Float32 lat[lat = 1800];
        Float32 lon[lon = 3600];
    } synoptically_correlated_uncertainty;
    Grid {
     ARRAY:
        Byte radiometric_uncertainty[time = 1][lat = 1800][lon = 3600];
     MAPS:
        Int32 time[time = 1];
        Float32 lat[lat = 1800];
        Float32 lon[lon = 3600];
    } radiometric_uncertainty;
    Grid {
     ARRAY:
        Byte sampling_uncertainty[time = 1][lat = 1800][lon = 3600];
     MAPS:
        Int32 time[time = 1];
        Float32 lat[lat = 1800];
        Float32 lon[lon = 3600];
    } sampling_uncertainty;
    Grid {
     ARRAY:
        Int16 or_number_of_pixels[time = 1][lat = 1800][lon = 3600];
     MAPS:
        Int32 time[time = 1];
        Float32 lat[lat = 1800];
        Float32 lon[lon = 3600];
    } or_number_of_pixels;
} neodc/aatsr_multimission/aatsr-v2.1/data/L3U/2009/03/23/20090323041037-UPA-L3U_GHRSST-SSTskin-ARC-AATSR-v02.0-fv01.0.nc;

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