ACSPO SSTs constructed from AVHRR, MODIS and VIIRS data from various overpasses at Guam on 18 April 2018 (Click to enlarge)
Sea Surface Temperatures (SSTs) produced from the Advanced Clear-Sky Processor for Oceans (ACSPO) are now being created in real time at the National Weather Service Forecast Office on Guam (where the National Weather Service day begins). The algorithm is applied to data broadcast from polar orbiter satellites and received at the Direct Broadcast antenna sited at the forecast office. Because there are so many polar orbiters broadcasting data — NOAA-18, NOAA-19, Metop-A, Metop-B, Suomi-NPP, Terra, Aqua, and soon, NOAA-20 — cloudy pixels on one pass are typically filled in with data from a subsequent pass. The result is a very highly calibrated, accurate depiction of tropical Pacific SSTs. A composite created every 12 hours from the imagery is also available at the forecast office.
from CIMSS Satellite Blog http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/goes/blog/archives/27846
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