Sea surfaces temperatures near Sermilik Fjord and Helheim Glacier (2000-2018)

This dataset consists of MODerate resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS)-derived sea surface temperature (SST) records from the continental shelf near Sermilik Fjord and Helheim Glacier. Parameters include daily bulk SST (SST with seasonal adjustments) and monthly adjusted SST (SST with seasonal and air temperature adjustments) averaged over three sampling regions: the Irminger Current, East Greenland Coastal Current, and the shelf trough box located over the bathymetric trough leading from the continental slope to Sermilik Fjord. The data set also includes a monthly SST anomaly for thirteen-14x14 kilometers sampling boxes along a transect following the bathymetric trough. Bulk SST are MODIS-derived SSTs from all Aqua and Terra SST products (day/night) with diurnal bias removed. The adjusted SST infers upper ocean temperatures in all three regions and, for the shelf trough only, is a proxy for the Atlantic Water temperatures that reach Sermilik Fjord mouth and enter at depth. The SST anomaly provides an estimate of Atlantic Water intrusion onto the continental shelf toward Sermilik Fjord.