OSPO GDP: Cloud Migration of Satellite Sea Surface Temperature Products

Short abstract

The NOAA/NESDIS/Office of Satellite and Product Operations (OSPO) processes operational Sea Surface Temperature (SST) products in collaboration with NOAA/NESDIS/Center for Satellite Applications and Research (STAR). GHRSST products include Level-2,3 Advanced Clear-Sky Processor for Oceans (ACSPO) and Level-4 Geo-Polar Blended SST products. These operational products are provided by OSPO through the Product Distribution and Access (PDA) system to domestic and international users. OSPO is working with the Office of Satellite Ground Services (OSGS) within NESDIS to transition product processing and distribution of SST products into an Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud environment, called the NESDIS Common Cloud Framework (NCCF).  Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer ACSPO 2.8 SST product generation was transitioned in January 2022 and Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite ACSPO 2.8 SSTs in April 2022. Geo-Polar Blended SST product production is scheduled for transition in February 2023. Products will continue to be distributed via the PDA until the NCCF product distribution component is implemented.  An overview will be provided.