Skin Sea-Surface Temperature from VIIRS on Suomi-NPP—NASA Continuity Retrievals

Skin Sea-Surface Temperature from VIIRS on Suomi-NPP—NASA Continuity Retrievals

Retrievals of skin Sea-Surface Temperature (SST<sub>skin</sub>) from the measurements of the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite on the Suomi-National Polar-orbiting Partnership satellite are presented and discussed. The algorithms used to derive the SST<sub>skin</sub>...

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Main Authors: Peter J. Minnett, Katherine A. Kilpatrick, Guillermo P. Podestá, Robert H. Evans, Malgorzata D. Szczodrak, Miguel Angel Izaguirre, Elizabeth J. Williams, Susan Walsh, R. Michael Reynolds, Sean W. Bailey, Edward M. Armstrong, Jorge Vazquez-Cuervo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-10-01
Series:Remote Sensing
Subjects:
sea-surface temperature
SST
VIIRS
Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite
Suomi-NPP
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/12/20/3369
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spelling doaj-ea7c6247655c4f1e93dfd18f2654b06a2020-11-25T04:05:14ZengMDPI AGRemote Sensing2072-42922020-10-01123369336910.3390/rs12203369Skin Sea-Surface Temperature from VIIRS on Suomi-NPP—NASA Continuity RetrievalsPeter J. Minnett0Katherine A. Kilpatrick1Guillermo P. Podestá2Robert H. Evans3Malgorzata D. Szczodrak4Miguel Angel Izaguirre5Elizabeth J. Williams6Susan Walsh7R. Michael Reynolds8Sean W. Bailey9Edward M. Armstrong10Jorge Vazquez-Cuervo11Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami, 4600 Rickenbacker Causeway, Miami, FL 33149, USARosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami, 4600 Rickenbacker Causeway, Miami, FL 33149, USARosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami, 4600 Rickenbacker Causeway, Miami, FL 33149, USARosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami, 4600 Rickenbacker Causeway, Miami, FL 33149, USARosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami, 4600 Rickenbacker Causeway, Miami, FL 33149, USARosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami, 4600 Rickenbacker Causeway, Miami, FL 33149, USARosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami, 4600 Rickenbacker Causeway, Miami, FL 33149, USARosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami, 4600 Rickenbacker Causeway, Miami, FL 33149, USARemote Measurements & Research Co., LLC, 214 Euclid Av., Seattle, WA 98122, USANASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD 20771, USAJet Propulsion Laboratory/California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91109, USAJet Propulsion Laboratory/California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91109, USARetrievals of skin Sea-Surface Temperature (SST<sub>skin</sub>) from the measurements of the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite on the Suomi-National Polar-orbiting Partnership satellite are presented and discussed. The algorithms used to derive the SST<sub>skin</sub> from the radiometric measurements are given in detail. A number of approaches to assess the accuracy and stability of the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) SST<sub>skin </sub>retrievals are reported, and factors including latitude and season, and physical processes in the atmosphere and at the surface are discussed. We conclude that the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (S-NPP) VIIRS is capable of matching and improving upon the accuracies of SST<sub>skin</sub> from the MODISs on <i>Terra</i> and <i>Aqua</i>, and that the VIIRS SST<sub>skin</sub> fields have the potential to contribute to the extension of the satellite-derived Climate Data Records of SST into the future.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/12/20/3369sea-surface temperatureSSTVIIRSVisible Infrared Imaging Radiometer SuiteSuomi-NPP
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author Peter J. Minnett
Katherine A. Kilpatrick
Guillermo P. Podestá
Robert H. Evans
Malgorzata D. Szczodrak
Miguel Angel Izaguirre
Elizabeth J. Williams
Susan Walsh
R. Michael Reynolds
Sean W. Bailey
Edward M. Armstrong
Jorge Vazquez-Cuervo
spellingShingle Peter J. Minnett
Katherine A. Kilpatrick
Guillermo P. Podestá
Robert H. Evans
Malgorzata D. Szczodrak
Miguel Angel Izaguirre
Elizabeth J. Williams
Susan Walsh
R. Michael Reynolds
Sean W. Bailey
Edward M. Armstrong
Jorge Vazquez-Cuervo
Skin Sea-Surface Temperature from VIIRS on Suomi-NPP—NASA Continuity Retrievals
Remote Sensing
sea-surface temperature
SST
VIIRS
Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite
Suomi-NPP
author_facet Peter J. Minnett
Katherine A. Kilpatrick
Guillermo P. Podestá
Robert H. Evans
Malgorzata D. Szczodrak
Miguel Angel Izaguirre
Elizabeth J. Williams
Susan Walsh
R. Michael Reynolds
Sean W. Bailey
Edward M. Armstrong
Jorge Vazquez-Cuervo
author_sort Peter J. Minnett
title Skin Sea-Surface Temperature from VIIRS on Suomi-NPP—NASA Continuity Retrievals
title_short Skin Sea-Surface Temperature from VIIRS on Suomi-NPP—NASA Continuity Retrievals
title_full Skin Sea-Surface Temperature from VIIRS on Suomi-NPP—NASA Continuity Retrievals
title_fullStr Skin Sea-Surface Temperature from VIIRS on Suomi-NPP—NASA Continuity Retrievals
title_full_unstemmed Skin Sea-Surface Temperature from VIIRS on Suomi-NPP—NASA Continuity Retrievals
title_sort skin sea-surface temperature from viirs on suomi-npp—nasa continuity retrievals
publisher MDPI AG
series Remote Sensing
issn 2072-4292
publishDate 2020-10-01
description Retrievals of skin Sea-Surface Temperature (SST<sub>skin</sub>) from the measurements of the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite on the Suomi-National Polar-orbiting Partnership satellite are presented and discussed. The algorithms used to derive the SST<sub>skin</sub> from the radiometric measurements are given in detail. A number of approaches to assess the accuracy and stability of the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) SST<sub>skin </sub>retrievals are reported, and factors including latitude and season, and physical processes in the atmosphere and at the surface are discussed. We conclude that the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (S-NPP) VIIRS is capable of matching and improving upon the accuracies of SST<sub>skin</sub> from the MODISs on <i>Terra</i> and <i>Aqua</i>, and that the VIIRS SST<sub>skin</sub> fields have the potential to contribute to the extension of the satellite-derived Climate Data Records of SST into the future.
topic sea-surface temperature
SST
VIIRS
Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite
Suomi-NPP
url https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/12/20/3369
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