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Hi Sean,

Are those cloud screening tests are latitudinally based ? That is not the case here where a clear rectangle "box" is seen.

For the SST algorithm itself there are dependencies on latitudinal based coefficients but that is not what these plots are showing.

regards,
Ed

Hi, I did discuss this artifact with an MODIS algorithm developer and scientist. Would you have the bandwidth to take deeper dive into problem? Several things could be done over the study region that shows a boundary problem: 1. Confirm the problem does not exist in either the Daytime or Nighttime M...

Thanks, I did see the issue in the figure in the original post, so that is noted but its clearer in the zoomed figure of your response. I believe this is an issue with the cloud masking decision tree, but I will try to confirm with the MODIS SST algorithm developers at the Univ of Miami. Give me a f...

Sorry I will respond below. Somehow I deleted my original comment and messed things up a bit.

Hi:

You can join our email list (details here):

https://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/MailingList

There is unfortunately no dedicated status page for the MUR L4 SST product.

regards,

Ed Armstrong

Hello: The cause of the issue was a break in the production chain for the input data that took a few days to detect and resolve. And thank you again for bringing it to our attention. MUR SST is running normally since about 8/27. Unfortunately the dates of 8/25 and 8/26 are still really negatively im...

Hello: The last production run of MUR was nearly a success ! There are still some issues with the dates of 8/25 and 8/26 we are investigating. They are much better than before, but the MUR algorithm did not run with all the necessary input data for some reason. For the last three days 8/27, 8/28 and...

Hello:
The fix is in place. The next MUR production run is early tomorrow. Hopefully the issue will be resolved.
Thanks for your patience.

The last date that has a complete set of input data for the MUR algorithm is Aug 24, 2025. MUR data after that date is progressively degraded.

Hello:

Thanks for pointing out the issue with MUR! We have identified the issue and are working to resolve it as soon as possible.

regards,
Ed Armstrong
JPL PO.DAAC