VERSION 2 GODDARD SATELLITE-BASED SURFACE TURBULENT FLUXES (GSSTF) DATA

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

VERSION 2 OF GODDARD SATELLITE-BASED SURFACE TURBULENT FLUXES (GSSTF) DATA ON 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