This page provides links to GHRSST project documents.

Please note that document explaining GHRSST Governance are provided in another section of the website.

Project documents

GHRSST Quick introduction to the set of GHRSST formatted products

This is a quick guideline for SST users on the use of GHRSST formatted products.

Cite as: GHRSST Project Office, Beggs, Helen, Karagali, Ioanna, & Castro, Sandra. (2023). Sea surface temperature: An introduction to users on the set of GHRSST formatted products (1/2023). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7589540

GHRSST Data Processing Specification 2.1 (GDS)

Revision: 5. The GHRSST (formatted) Data Processing Specification (GDS) provides a detailed technical specification for producing GHRSST L2, L3 and L4 products.  The latest version of this document is the GDS 2.1 version 0, published in summer 2022. The Group for High Resolution Sea Surface Temperature Science Team, Piollé, Jean-François, Armstrong, Ed, Casey, Kenneth, & Donlon, Craig. (2022). The Recommended GHRSST Data Specification (GDS) (GDS 2.1 revision 0). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6984989

GHRSST R/G TS System Architecture (GSA)

Version: 1.1 of 15 March 2020.  Cite as: Piolle, Jean-Francois. (2020). GHRSST R/G TS System Architecture GSA. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4926440

GHRSST Climate Data Assessment Framework (CDAF)

Version: 1.0.5. Cite as: Merchant, Christopher, Mittaz, Jonathan, & Corlett, Gary. (2014). Climate Data Assessment Framework (GHRSST Document Reference CDR-TAG_CDAF v 1.0.5,  4 June 2014). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4700356

Coral Heat Stress User SST Requirements

Version: 1.0 of 7 August 2020. Cite as: Skirving, William, Co-Chairs, & Task Team Members. (2020). Coral Heat Stress User SST Requirements (TT_CHS-D01-UReqV1). Science Team Meeting (2020) (STM2020). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4700411

More materials can be found on the page of the task team.

Annual report 2023 on the GHRSST activities

Each year, the GHRSST Project Office publishes a report on the activities on the previous year.

It provides a nice overview of what has been achieved with reference to records and documentation available in open access.

Annual report 2022 on the GHRSST activities

Each year, the GHRSST Project Office publishes a report on the activities on the previous year.

It provides a nice overview of what has been achieved with reference to records and documentation available in open access.

2021 Annual reports on the GHRSST activities

Each year, the GHRSST Project Office publishes a report on the activities on the previous year.

It provides a nice overview of what has been achieved with reference to records and documentation available in open access.

2020 Annual reports on the GHRSST activities

Each year, the GHRSST Project Office publishes a report on the activities on the previous year.

It provides a nice overview of what has been achieved with reference to records and documentation available in open access.

2019 Annual reports on the GHRSST activities

Each year, the GHRSST Project Office publishes a report on the activities on the previous year.

It provides a nice overview of what has been achieved with reference to records and documentation available in open access.

2018 Annual reports on the GHRSST activities

Each year, the GHRSST Project Office publishes a report on the activities on the previous year.

It provides a nice overview of what has been achieved with reference to records and documentation available in open access.