Along Track Scanning Radiometers Arctic combined Surface Temperature (AAST) daily mean Level 3 (L3S) dataset, v2.1

The AAST L3S Combined Surface Temperature (CST) products here primarily provide data on surface temperatures in the Arctic, across all Arctic surfaces, and their associated uncertainties. This dataset consists of CSTs with uncertainty estimates produced from the ATSR-2 and AATSR instruments on ESA's ERS-2 and Enivsat satellite respectively. The CSTs in this dataset are surface temperatures across ocean, snow/ice and land surfaces in the Arctic region, where the Arctic is defined as the area at, or north of, 60°N. Please note, the data here provide daily temperature data, not daily mean data as indicated by the dataset title. For more information see the paper linked under the details tab The data were produced for ATSR Satellite Dataset project, which was funded by The UK Dept. for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy.

Ice (and snow) Surface Temperatures (ISTs) and Land Surface Temperatures (LSTs) used to produce this dataset are sourced from the GlobTemperature Level 2 LST V2.1 product. Sea Surface Temperature (SSTs) are from the ATSR SST L2P V3.0 product. This version of the CST dataset is v2.1, with an earlier version previously provided via the GlobTemperature data portal. ATSR data was sourced from the GlobTemperature data portal and the CEDA archive. It consists of a complete set of CST and accompanying auxiliary (AUX) datafiles for the ATSR-2 and AATSR instruments separately. ATSR-2 data are available for 01/08/1995 - 22/06/2003 while AATSR data are available for 20/05/2002 – 08/04/2012.

Date (Publication): 2018-10-12T11:12:31

Date (Creation): 2018-10-12T11:12:31

Citation identifier: https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/b8141fa5842b45e8863816da536def5a

Citation identifier: Centre for Environmental Data Analysis (CEDA) / b8141fa5842b45e8863816da536def5a

Citation identifier: doi / http://dx.doi.org/10.5285/b8141fa5842b45e8863816da536def5a

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Organisation name	Individual name	Electronic mail address	Role
Unavailable	Dodd, Emma	Unavailable	Author
Unavailable	Veal, Karen	Unavailable	Author
Unavailable	Ghent, Darren	Unavailable	Author
Centre for Environmental Data Analysis (CEDA)		support@ceda.ac.uk	Custodian
Centre for Environmental Data Analysis (CEDA)		support@ceda.ac.uk	Distributor
Centre for Environmental Data Analysis (CEDA)		support@ceda.ac.uk	pointofContact
Unavailable	Dodd, Emma	Unavailable	pointofContact
Centre for Environmental Data Analysis (CEDA)		support@ceda.ac.uk	Publisher

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Arctic
Surface Temperature
ATSR-2
AATSR

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Other constraints: Under the following licence http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/, appropriate use of these data may fall under any use. This message is intended as guidance, always read the full licence. When using these data you must cite them correctly using the citation given on the CEDA Data Catalogue record.

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Begin date: 1995-07-31T23:00:00

End date: 2012-04-08T22:59:59

Unique resource identifier: WGS 84

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Centre for Environmental Data Analysis (CEDA)		support@ceda.ac.uk	Distributor

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	https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/b8141fa5842b45e8863816da536def5a	CEDA Data Catalogue Page

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	http://data.ceda.ac.uk/neodc/aast_leicester/data/CST_L3S_V2.1/daily/	DOWNLOAD

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	https://zenodo.org/record/7357127/files/AAST_V2.1_PUG.pdf	ATSR Arctic Surface Temperature (AAST) Dataset V2. 1 Product User Guide

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Protocol	Linkage	Name
	https://doi.org/10.1029/2019JD030262	Dodd, E. M. A., Veal, K. L., Ghent, D. J., van den Broeke, M. R., & Remedios, J. J. (2019). Toward a combined surface temperature data set for the Arctic from the along‐track scanning radiometers. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 124, 6718–6736

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Title: Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services

Date (Publication): 2010-12-08

Statement: Data were produced for ATSR Satellite Dataset project, which was funded by The UK Dept. for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy. ATSR data was sourced from the GlobTemperature data portal and the CEDA archive.

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Date stamp: 2025-12-04T03:16:17

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Centre for Environmental Data Analysis (CEDA)		support@ceda.ac.uk	Point of contact

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