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How heat and water move between ocean and air (SeaFlux)

SeaFlux Data Products V1
atmosphere NASA GHRC_DAAC Level 4 netCDF-4
In plain English

What it measures. Estimates of how heat and moisture move between the ocean and the air, including the ocean's skin temperature, near-surface wind speed, and the temperature and humidity of the air just above the sea.

How it's made. Generated by the SeaFlux V3 model, providing global coverage from 1988 through 2018 rather than from a single direct instrument.

How & where you'd use it. Helps researchers understand ocean-atmosphere interaction and energy exchange, which matter for climate and weather studies.

What's measured

Climate Indicators › Atmospheric/Ocean Indicators › Sea Surface Temperature IndicesAtmosphere › Atmospheric Radiation › Heat Flux

Coverage & cadence

  • Time span1988-01-01 → 2018-12-31
  • Measured byMODELS (Computer)
  • Processing levelLevel 4
  • Spatial extent-179.87, -85.549, 179.87, 85.549
  • FormatsnetCDF-4
  • StatusCOMPLETE

What you can do with it

  • Map air pollutants — NO₂, aerosols, ozone
  • Track greenhouse gases and Earth's energy budget
  • Feed weather and air-quality analysis
Official description

The SeaFlux Data Products dataset consists of estimates of ocean surface latent and sensible heat fluxes, 2m and 10m wind speed, 2m and 10m air temperature, 2m and 10m air humidity, and skin sea surface temperature. This data product was created by using the SeaFlux V3 model. These data are available globally from January 1, 1988 through December 31, 2018 in netCDF-4 format.

Get the data

seaflux_access.py
import earthaccess
earthaccess.login(strategy="netrc")          # free Earthdata Login

results = earthaccess.search_data(
    short_name="seaflux",
    version="1",
    bounding_box=(-122.5, 37.2, -121.8, 37.9),  # your area (W,S,E,N)
    temporal=("2024-01-01", "2024-12-31"),       # your dates
)
files = earthaccess.open(results)   # stream straight from GHRC_DAAC
Browsing CMR needs no login. Downloading or streaming bytes needs a free Earthdata Login + the earthaccess package.