Dataset
(A)ATSR Validation Campaign - SISTeR SST Data from MS Prinsesse Ragnhild
Abstract
Skin Sea Surface Temperature data from the (A)ATSR Validation Campaign by SISTeR (Scanning Infrared Sea surface Temperature Radiometer). To ensure the accuracy of the (A)ATSR, there have been joint efforts to validate the measurement data. One of these efforts is the (A)ATSR Validation Campaign which involves the deployment of the Scanning Infrared Sea surface Temperature Radiometer (SISTeR). This dataset contains the SST data of the North Sea measured by the SISTeR on-board MS Prinsesse Ragnhild during her voyages in 2008 .
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Use of these data is covered by the following licence: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/. When using these data you must cite them correctly using the citation given on the CEDA Data Catalogue record. |
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The data were acquired by the SISTeR Project team with shipborne SISTeR, and are now held by the NERC Earth Observation Data Centre (NEODC) |
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Data availability and file format
The data are stored in .nc format. The voyage paths of the ships are also provided in .kml format. Data Coverage:
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More Information (under review)
The SISTeR (Scanning Infrared Sea surface Temperature Radiometer) onboard MS Prinsesse Ragnhild measured the skin sea surface temperature in the North Sea in 2008 to validate AATSR.
The SISTeR 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. The voyage paths of the ships are also provided in .kml format.
Data Coverage:
- 2008-02-27 - 2008-04-22
For more information about the technical specifications of the SISTeR and further references, please consort:
Further information about the (A)ATSR Validation Campaign can be found in:
For assistance accessing this dataset please contact the NEODC helpdesk
Related Documents
Process overview
Instrument/Platform pairings
| Scanning Infrared Sea surface Temperature Radiometer (SISTeR) | Deployed on: MS Prinsesse Ragnhild |
Mobile platform operations
| Mobile Platform Operation 1 | Mobile Platform Operation for: MS Prinsesse Ragnhild |
| Output Description | None |
- units: days
- long_name: Julian day
- var_id: julian_day
- units: kelvin
- long_name: ambient temperature
- standard_name: temperature
- var_id: ambient_temperature
- units: kelvin
- long_name: brightness temperature
- standard_name: brightness_temperature
- var_id: brightness_temperature
- long_name: brightness temperature status flags
- standard_name: brightness_temperature status_flag
- var_id: bt_flags
- units: kelvin
- long_name: brightness temperature total uncertainty
- standard_name: brightness_temperature standard_error
- var_id: bt_total_uncertainty
- units: degrees
- long_name: instrument view azimuthal orientation
- var_id: sst_view_azimuth
- units: degrees
- long_name: instrument viewing angle from nadir
- standard_name: angle_of_emergence
- var_id: sst_view_elevation
- units: degrees
- long_name: platform course over ground
- standard_name: platform_course
- var_id: course_over_ground
- units: m/s
- long_name: platform speed over ground
- standard_name: platform_speed_wrt_ground
- var_id: speed_over_ground
- units: kelvin
- long_name: sea surface temperature
- standard_name: sea_surface_skin_temperature
- var_id: brightness_temperature
- standard_name: sea_surface_skin_temperature status_flag
- var_id: sst_flags
- long_name: sea surface temperature status flags
Co-ordinate Variables
- units: degrees_north
- standard_name: latitude
- long_name: latitude
- var_id: lat
- units: degrees_east
- standard_name: longitude
- long_name: longitude
- var_id: lon
- standard_name: time
- var_id: time
- long_name: measurement time