The Version 2 of Goddard Satellite-Based Surface Turbulent Fluxes (GSSTF) Data are produced by the surface turbulent fluxes research group at NASA GSFC (Code 912), led by Dr. Shu-Hsien Chou.
Currently, the Goddard DAAC maintains archives of three products (in binary format) from this data set.The first two provide daily and monthly-mean, global ocean, 1-degree latitude by 1-degree longitude, gridded surface fluxes and other related parameters, from July 1987 through December 2000. The third product provides the related 12 monthly-mean and one annual-mean climatology.These GSSTF Version 2 products, compared with the GSSTF Version 1 products, have a higher spatial resolution and longer temporal coverage.In addition, Version 2 products are based on all available SSM/I's (F-8, -10, -11, -13, -14). The Goddard DAAC will update this data set as new data are processed and made available by the data producers.These data are available:
- On-line via anonymous FTP
- Daily Product
| Temporal Coverage: | Daily data from July 1987 to December 2000 |
| Spatial Coverage: | 1° latitude x 1° longitude, global (90N-90S) |
| Distribution Method: | Anonymous FTP |
| Number of Files: | 1 file per month |
| Volume: | ~62.5 MB (uncompressed) |
| Documentation: | GSSTF - Version 2 |
| File Type: | Binary |
| File Name (e.g., for July 1987): | 198707.1x1.daily.bin |
- Monthly-mean Product
| Temporal Coverage: | Monthly-mean data from July 1987 to December 2000 |
| Spatial Coverage: | 1° latitude x 1° longitude, global (90N-90S) |
| Distribution Method: | Anonymous FTP |
| Number of Files: | 1 file per month |
| Volume: | ~2.1 MB (uncompressed) |
| Documentation: | GSSTF - Version 2 |
| File Type: | Binary |
| File Name (e.g., for Dec. 2000): | 200012.1x1.monthly.bin |
- Monthly- and Annual-mean Climatology Products
| Temporal Coverage: | Monthly- and annual-mean data from January 1988 to December 2000 |
| Spatial Coverage: | 1° latitude x 1° longitude, global (90N-90S) |
| Distribution Method: | Anonymous FTP |
| Number of Files: | 13 files |
| Volume: | ~2.1 MB (uncompressed) |
| Documentation: | GSSTF - Version 2 |
| File Type: | Binary |
| File Name (e.g., for Dec.): | 198800clm.1x1.dec.bin |
