MODIS Aqua L2P SST JPL-L2P-MODIS_A Aqua MODIS CF-1.0 GHRSST Data Processing Specification v1.6 NASA/JPL/OBPG/RSMAS Ed Armstrong, JPL PO.DAAC, edward.m.armstrong@jpl.nasa.gov v1r1.5 3.5 Mon Sep 17 18:16:18 2007 Quicklook MODIS L2P created at the GHRSST Global Data Assembly Center (GDAC) 1 1km 2007-09-17 UTC 00:00:07 UTC 2007-09-17 UTC 00:05:06 UTC -57.8004341 -82.0740280 42.1725082 -44.6674767 1 L2P Core without DT analysis or other ancillary fields; Night degrees_north latitude -999.000000 degrees_east longitude -639.000000 reference time of sst file seconds since 1981-01-01 00:00:00 sea surface temperature -32767 -1000 8000 0.00499999989 273.149994 kelvin lon lat NASA and University of Miami sea surface temperature from thermal IR (11 um) channels time difference from reference time -32768 -32767 32767 1.00000000 0.00000000 second lon lat proximity confidence value -128 0 6 1.00000000 0.00000000 dimensionless lon lat thermal IR SST proximity confidence value; signed byte array: WARNING Some applications are unable to properly handle signed byte values. If values are encountered > 127, please subtract 256 from this reported value SSES bias error based on proximity confidence flags -128 -127 127 0.150000006 0.200000003 kelvin lon lat thermal IR SST bias error; signed byte array: WARNING Some applications are unable to properly handle signed byte values. If values are encountered > 127, please subtract 256 from this reported value SSES standard deviation error based on proximity confidence flags -128 -127 127 0.150000006 0.200000003 kelvin lon lat thermal IR SST standard deviation error; signed byte array: WARNING Some applications are unable to properly handle signed byte values. If values are encountered > 127, please subtract 256 from this reported value rejection_flag none lon lat b0 : 1 = SST out of range, b1 : 1 = Cosmetic value, b2 : 1 = IR cloudy, b3 : 1 = MW rain, b4 : 1 = ice, b5 : 1 = MW wind, b6 : 1 = Land, b7 : 1 = spare confidence_flag none lon lat b0 : 1 = potential side lobe contamination; b1 : 1 = relaxed rain contamination suspected; b2 : 1 = TMI SST retrieved in SST < 285K; b3 : 1 = high wind speed retrieval; b4 : 1 = sea ice retrieval for MW data; b5 : 1 = sun glint; b6 : 1 = L2 native bias and standard deviation; b7 : 1 = L2 native confidence value sea surface temperature -32767 -1000 8000 0.00499999989 273.149994 kelvin lon lat sea surface temperature from mid-IR (4 um) channels; non L2P core field proximity confidence value 0 0 6 1.00000000 0.00000000 dimensionless lon lat mid-IR SST proximity confidence value; non L2P core field; signed byte array: WARNING Some applications are unable to properly handle signed byte values. If values are encountered > 127, please subtract 256 from this reported value SSES bias error based on proximity confidence flags -128 -127 127 0.150000006 0.200000003 kelvin lon lat mid-IR SST bias error; non L2P core field; signed byte array: WARNING Some applications are unable to properly handle signed byte values. If values are encountered > 127, please subtract 256 from this reported value SSES standard deviation error based on proximity confidence flags -128 -127 127 0.150000006 0.200000003 kelvin lon lat mid-IR SST standard deviation error; non L2P core field; signed byte array: WARNING Some applications are unable to properly handle signed byte values. If values are encountered > 127, please subtract 256 from this reported value