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Evaluation of terra moderate resolution imaging spectroradiometer sensor level 3 daily sea surface temperature using buoy measurements

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Satellite-based sea surface temperature data is one of the important sources of information for climate and ecological studies, weather forecasting and simulation of atmospheric models. Moderate resolution imaging spectroradiometer sensor onboard the Terra and Aqua satellites provides sea surface temperature products with various temporal and spatial resolutions. In this study, daily 4 km Terra level 3 sea surface temperature products were evaluated using local observations. For this purpose, measurements of National Data Buoy Center standard buoys were used at 14 different points from 2015 to 2018. After extracting high-quality satellite data corresponding to the place and time of buoy measurement, statistical comparison was performed between these two datasets on both day and night. Time series derived from the Terra satellite during the day and night showed an average correlation of 0.93 and 0.96 with buoy measurements. The results showed that Terra level 3 composite for day and night on average determines the Sea Surface Temperature quantity 0.16 C and 0.24 C less than the buoys, respectively. The mean root mean square error of buoy satellite differences during the day and night were 0.76 C and 0.54 C, respectively. Further, in situ measurements and corresponding values obtained from the satellite products were compared in different seasons. In all seasons, the negative bias values of satellite products were higher at night than during the day. On average, the highest error values of Terra sea surface temperature products are related to the summer season, when this parameter reaches its maximum during the year.

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Acknowledgements

I would like to thank the anonymous reviewers and editors for their valuable and constructive comments and suggestions. The author gratefully acknowledges the National Data Buoy Center and the JPL-PODAAC for providing in situ buoy SST data and daily MODIS level 3 SST products, respectively.

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Khaniani, A.S. Evaluation of terra moderate resolution imaging spectroradiometer sensor level 3 daily sea surface temperature using buoy measurements. Int. J. Environ. Sci. Technol. 19, 5323–5332 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13762-021-03736-x

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