Data Description
AVHRR CoastWatch Regional Data, November 2003 - present -
The mapped data derived from AVHRR (Advanced High Resolution Radiometer) onboard NOAA and Metop satellites is divided into files for CoastWatch regions of interest. Each file contains multiple data variables stored using the HDF-4 Scientific Data Sets (SDS) model. The product contents are channel 1 albedo, channel 2 albedo, channel 3a albedo, channel 3 brightness temperature, channel 4 brightness temperature, channel 5 brightness temperature, moisture corrected sea-surface-temperature, 8-bit CLAVR ocean cloud mask, 2-bit CLAVR-X cloud mask, satellite zenith angle, solar zenith angle, relative azimuth angle and 8-bit graphics layers.
The pixel resolution is 1.47 km/pixel except for synoptic region in Alaska (5 km/pixel) and the Great Lakes (1.8 km/pixel).
Details - Metadata, Documentation
Begin Date | 2003-11-10 |
Platforms | METOP-A, NOAA-12, NOAA-16, NOAA-17, NOAA-18, NOAA-19 |
Spatial Coverage | Great Lakes, NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN, CARIBBEAN SEA, GULF OF MEXICO, HAWAIIAN ISLANDS, NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN, SOUTH PACIFIC OCEAN, Bermuda, Gulf Of Alaska |
Processing Level | Level 3 |
Data Producer | NOAA / NESDIS / OSDPD |
Themes | See Product Details |
Metadata | Product Details |
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End Date | Present |
Instruments | AVHRR, AVHRR-3 |
Spatial Resolution | 1.47 km in Alaska, 1.8 km in Great Lakes |
Distribution Format | CoastWatch HDF |
Data Steward | NOAA / NESDIS / NCEI |
Update Frequency | asNeeded |
Related Web Site | CoastWatch Central Site |
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