Land Surface Temperature
About Land Surface Temperature
Land Surface Temperature provides twice-daily measurements of land surface temperature with high spatial resolution and consistency. LST data eliminates the need for maintaining large networks of physical sensors, reduces the impact of cloud cover on measurements, and enables a more accurate reflection of ground conditions across large areas.
Discover samples of Land Surface Temperature, free to all active Planet users and Sentinel Hub users with a paid subscription: Sandbox Data for Land Surface Temperature.
Basic facts
| Property | Info |
|---|---|
| Spatial resolution | 100 m, 1000 m |
| Sensor | 100 m (AMSR-2, Sentinel 2), 1000 m (AMSR-E (June 2002 - October 2011), AMSR-2 (July 2012 - Present)) |
| Revisit time | Above 50 degrees latitude: 2 obs. daily at 01:30 and 13:30. At the equator: at least ±180 obs. at 01:30 and ±180 obs. at 13:30 observations annually. |
| Spatial coverage | Global |
| Data availability | 100 m (July, 1st 2017 - Present)1000 m (June, 15th 2002 - October 4th 2011 (AMSRE) July, 25th 2012 - Present (AMSR2)) |
| Available measurements | Land surface temperature |
| Common usage/purpose | Enhancing weather models with consistent temperature measurements, urban heat stress monitoring, input for evaporation models to monitor crop stress, monitoring drought conditions, crop yield prediction |
Planet documentation for Land Surface Temperature: https://developers.planet.com/docs/planetary-variables/land-surface-temperature/
Planet Product Specification for Land Surface Temperature: https://assets.planet.com/docs/Planet_Land_Surface_Temperature_Product_specifications.pdf
Subscribing to Land Surface Temperature
To subscribe to Land Surface Temperature, use the TPDI subscriptions endpoint or EO-Browser's Commercial Data tab with the following type and id values:
| type | id | Description |
|---|---|---|
| land_surface_temperature | LST-AMSR2_V1.0_100 | Land Surface Temperature data derived from the AMSR2 instrument, version 1.0, with a spatial resolution of 100 meters. The available archive period is from July 1, 2017 to present. |
| land_surface_temperature | LST-AMSRE_V1.0_1000 | Land Surface Temperature data derived from the AMSR-E instrument, version 1.0, with a spatial resolution of 1 kilometer. The available archive period is from June 15, 2002 to October 04, 2011. |
| land_surface_temperature | LST-AMSR2_V1.0_1000 | Land Surface Temperature data derived from the AMSR2 instrument, version 1.0, with a spatial resolution of 1 kilometer. The available archive period is from July 25, 2012 to present. |
Available Bands
| Band Name | Description | Physical Unit | Source Format | Typical Range | No Data Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LST | Land Surface Temperature, available at 01:30 solar local time and 13:30 solar local time. | Kelvin | UINT16 | 263 - 340 | 65535 |
| LST_MaskedPixels | Land Surface Temperature pixels masked by one or more critical flags from the QF band, available at 1.30 solar local time and 13.30 solar local time | Kelvin | UINT16 | 250 - 360 | 65535 |
| QF | Quality flags, available at 1.30 solar local time and 13.30 solar local time. | NA | UINT16 | Unitless (Full description in Land Surface Temperature technical documentation.) | 0 |
Note: All Planetary variable bands are part of BYOC collections. Therefore, their SH units are DN and the column is not present in the table.
Examples
Subscribing to and visualizing Land Surface Temperature is similar to Soil Water Content, illustrated by this example.