We are pleased to announce that the new version 3.0 of the Global sea surface temperature derived from satellite observations dataset has been published on the Climate Data Store (CDS).
The new version includes:
- Longer time series.
- Improved retrieval to reduce systematic biases.
- Improved retrieval with respect to desert-dust aerosols, Addition of dual-view SLSTR data from 2016 onwards.
- Addition of early AVHRR/1 data in 1980s, and improved AVHRR processing to reduce data gaps in 1980s.
The production of the CDR was funded by the ESA SST Climate Change Initiative (CCI) project. The Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) funded the production of the ICDR for 2022. For 2023 and 2024, the production of the ICDR was funded by the UK Earth Observation Climate Information Service (EOCIS) and UK Marine and Climate Advisory Service (UKMCAS).
For more details please have a look at the documentation.
For any enquiries regarding this dataset, please contact us via the Support Portal (ECMWF login required).
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