Coral Bleaching

Data Type

Coral Bleach SST Global 50km HDF File

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Data Usage Guidance/Restrictions

The operational data for this datatype is available to all registered CLASS users. Pre-operational data may be restricted to authorized users. To become an authorized user, send a request to the CLASS Help Desk.

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Dataset Name

The name of the data set archived at CLASS. The name has the following format: sst.coralreef.fields.50km.n18.20070531.hdf

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Dataset Size (Bytes)

The size in bytes of the file to be delivered to the user.

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Inventory ID

A unique numerical ID assigned to the dataset for CLASS inventory purposes.

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Satellite

Abbreviation that identifies the satellite that acquired the dataset.

N18 is the satellite acquiring the Coral Bleach SST Global 50km HDF File.

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Start Time

The UCT date and time corresponding to the beginning of the coverage of the given dataset. Format is yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss.fff where fff is the fraction of a second in milliseconds.

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UTC

Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) is the international time standard. It is the current term for what was referred to as Greenwich Meridian Time (GMT). Zero (0) hours UTC is midnight in Greenwich England, which lies on the zero longitudinal meridian. Universal time is based on a 24 hour clock, therefore, afternoon hours such as 4 pm UTC are expressed as 16:00 UTC (sixteen hours, zero minutes).

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