IMAS Metadata Catalogue
IMAS Metadata Catalogue (Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS), University of Tasmania (UTAS))
Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS), University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Continents, countries, sea regions of the world.
Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC): Fields of Research
http://pid.geoscience.gov.au/dataset/ga/115322 http://dx.doi.org/10.4225/25/5a4d783969e89
MODIS Derived Sea Surface Temperature dataset: Seasonal Means
The dataset measures the long-term seasonal means of the sea surface temperature (SST) of ocean surface waters. They are derived from MODIS (aqua) images using NASA's SeaDAS image processing software. The monthly SST images between July 2002 and December 2017 are used to calculate the means of the four austral seasons: winter (June, July, and August), spring (September, October and November), summer (December, January and February) and autumn (March, April and May). The extent of the dataset covers the entire Australian EEZ and surrounding waters (including the southern ocean). The unit of the dataset is Celsius degree. This research is supported by the National Environmental Science Program (NESP) Marine Biodiversity Hub through Project D1.
Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia)