Level-2 product definition

The Level-2b SST product is obtained through application of the SST retrieval algorithm, given the Level-1b TBs. The product is provided in the native grid of the CIMR instrument, where each swath contains n_samples samples per scan, multiplied by the number of scans for each orbit, n_samples_earth. The product is provided in netCDF format and contains the variables listed in Table 1 .

Table 1 Level-2 SST product variables

name	description	units	dimensions
sea_surface_temperature	sea surface temperature	Kelvin	n_scans * n_samples_earth
sea_surface_temperature uncertainty	sea surface temperature uncertainty	Kelvin	n_scans * n_samples_earth
status_flag	A flag indicating the quality of the SST retrieval	n/a	n_scans * n_samples_earth
wind_speed	surface wind speed	ms\(^{-1}\)	n_scans * n_samples_earth