Check the flags. If the SST seems unreasonably low, it is likely a cloud. The data are not masked at L2, only flagged. When binnng SST, the code selects qual_sst of 2 or greater (keeping the highest quality data for the bin). If the qual_sst is a 3 for the pixels you find low SST, that means it's a cloud.
Sean
Sean
Statistics: Posted by OB.DAAC - SeanBailey — Tue Jul 02, 2024 6:24 pm America/New_York