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MODIS Derived Sea Surface Temperature dataset: Seasonal Variations

Created 17/10/2025

Updated 17/10/2025

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The dataset measures the long-term seasonal variations 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 standard deviations 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.

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Title MODIS Derived Sea Surface Temperature dataset: Seasonal Variations
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/8f3017a8-c0ce-4d54-b547-d4a0c228c8f0
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Geoscience Australia Data
clientservices@ga.gov.au
Reference Period 01/07/2002 - 31/12/2017
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Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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This dataset was originally found on Geoscience Australia "MODIS Derived Sea Surface Temperature dataset: Seasonal Variations". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://ecat.ga.gov.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/modis-derived-sea-surface-temperature-dataset-seasonal-variations1