The past, present, and future of the AVHRR pathfinder SST program

Authors

Kenneth S. Casey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Tess B. Brandon, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Peter Cornillon, University of Rhode Island
Robert Evans, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science

Document Type

Article

Date of Original Version

12-1-2010

Abstract

With origins dating back to 1990, the Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) Pathfinder Sea Surface Temperature (SST) Program has experienced a 20-year history of reprocessing space-based observations to create accurate, consistent, climate data records. Both scientific and programmatic aspects of this history are reviewed and summarized in this chapter, along with a review of the currently available Pathfinder SST data. In addition, a look forward to the next generation of Pathfinder currently under development is presented. © 2010 Springer Science+Business Media B.V.

Publication Title, e.g., Journal

Oceanography from Space: Revisited

Citation/Publisher Attribution

Casey, Kenneth S., Tess B. Brandon, Peter Cornillon, and Robert Evans. "The past, present, and future of the AVHRR pathfinder SST program." Oceanography from Space: Revisited (2010). doi: 10.1007/978-90-481-8681-5_16.