Verification and archival of the RTG_SST_HR analysis

The evaluation of the RTG_SST_HR analysis is available at the RTG_SST_HR Verification page.

GRIB files for the global SST product are available at the following FTP sites:

ftp://ftpprd.ncep.noaa.gov/pub/data/nccf/com/gfs/prod (most recent day)

Inspect subdirectories of the form "sst.YYYYMMDD",
where "YYYYMMDD" represents an 8-character date string, e.g., "20020717".
The RTG_SST_HR analysis is contained in the file "rtgssthr_grb_0.083".

ftp://polar.ncep.noaa.gov/pub/sst/rtg_high_res (2-7 days ago)
ftp://polar.ncep.noaa.gov/pub/history/sst/rtg_high_res (from two days ago back to Sept. 27, 2005)

List of missing dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
2007/01/19, 2007/01/25

When using these last two links, look for files of the form "rtg_sst_hr_grb_0.083.YYYYMMDD"
where "YYYYMMDD" represents an 8-character date string, e.g., "20020717".

For information on reading and unpacking GRIB files, go to the MMAB Tools page