Where to find LST data from DSCOVR EPIC products

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Where to find LST data from DSCOVR EPIC products

by bashenyin » Fri Feb 02, 2024 4:36 am America/New_York

I read those product descriptions about EPIC but sadly I didn't find anything about LST. Anyone can help me find which product of EPIC contains LST data?

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Re: Where to find LST data from DSCOVR EPIC products

by ASDC - David W. » Fri Feb 02, 2024 4:34 pm America/New_York

Hi bashenyin,

If you are trying to find DSCOVR EPIC data for your local area in Local Solar Time (LST), then you need to calculate the Greenwich mean time (GMT) for when the sun is directly over your local area. The time coordinate of the DSCOVR EPIC data is GMT. Given GMT and local longitude, the LST is calculated as LST = GMT + longitude/15°.

I hope this helps.

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Re: Where to find LST data from DSCOVR EPIC products

by bashenyin » Fri Feb 02, 2024 7:26 pm America/New_York

I'm very sorry for not describing my question carefully enough.
To be precise, I want to know where to find Land Surface Temperature data(if any product contains).

Thank you very much for your reply.

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Re: Where to find LST data from DSCOVR EPIC products

by ASDC - David W. » Tue Feb 06, 2024 1:37 pm America/New_York

Hi Arthur,

Sorry for the misunderstanding. Depending upon a person's background, "LST" could mean many things. :D

DSCOVR EPIC has DSCOVR_EPIC_L2_COMPOSITE_01 with Skin temperature, Brightness Temperature at different wave length. Here's a link to the data: https://search.earthdata.nasa.gov/search/granules?p=C1576365803-LARC_ASDC&pg[0][v]=f&tl=1707244480.257!3!!

LST or Land Surface Temperature is retrieved by MODIS and any of the Landsat missions. Here's a link to the MODIS LST if you are interested: https://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/data/dataprod/mod11.php

I hope this helps.

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Re: Where to find LST data from DSCOVR EPIC products

by bashenyin » Tue Feb 06, 2024 8:11 pm America/New_York

That is very detailed. Thanks again for your help!👍

Arthur Cao

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