The prime objective of the (A)ATSR mission is to return accurate measurements of the global sea surface temperature. To ensure the accuracy of the measurement, there have been joint efforts to validate the data. One of these efforts is the (A)ATSR Validation Campaign which involves the deployment of the the Infrared Sea surface temperature Autonomous Radiometer (ISAR). The ISAR is designed to measure accurate and reliable skin sea surface temperature, with automated system of data collection, and its own protection from severe weathers.

Data come from the ISAR mounted on cruiseferries MV Pride of Bilbao (2004-2010) and MV Cap Finistere (2010-2012) and were collected continuously throughout the cruises unless severe weather conditions required the instrument to be protected, which results in the prevention of the data collection.

The ISAR data from the AATSR Validatin Campaign stored at the NEODC are available to registered NEODC users.

To obtain access to the data please register as an NEODC user. If you already are an NEODC registered user, skip this step. If you have forgotten your NEODC user ID and/or password, please contact the NEODC helpdesk at neodc@rl.ac.uk.

The data are stored in .nc format.

For more information about the technical specifications of the ISAR, please consort:

• ISAR Page

• (A)ATSR Validation Site

For assistance accessing this dataset please contact the NEODC helpdesk