Sea Surface Temperatures

Sea Surface Temperatures

This dataset provides daily estimates of global sea surface temperature (SST) based on observations from multiple satellite sensors.

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Summary Specification:

0.05 degree x 0.05 degree, EPSG:4326, Daily, 1980 onwards

Obtaining the data:

Data is available on CEDA (https://www.ceda.ac.uk/):

https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/62c0f97b1eac4e0197a674870afe1ee6

The data can also be obtained through a regridding service, see:

https://surftemp.net

Citation(s):

Embury, O., Merchant, C.J., Good, S.A. et al. Satellite-based time-series of sea-surface temperature since 1980 for climate applications. Sci Data 11, 326 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-024-03147-w


License(s):

Use of these data is covered by the following licence: https://artefacts.ceda.ac.uk/licences/specific_licences/esacci_sst_terms_and_conditions_v2.pdf. When using these data you must cite them correctly using the citation given on the CEDA Data Catalogue record.