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Near-Real Time Maps of Absolute Dynamic Topography and absolute geostrophic velocities

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Product description

PRODUCT TYPE

data

INPUT DATA

GDR, OPR

OUTPUT TYPE

gridded

SATELLITE

merged (all)

AGENCIES

CNES
ESA
NASA
NOAA
US NAVY

GRID TYPE mercator
CONTENTS

Multimission gridded sea surface heights above geoid; dynamic topography is the sum of sea level anomaly (SLA) and mean dynamic topography (MDT, Rio05 here). This product is provided with corresponding geostrophic currents.

APPLICATIONS
  • ocean circulation
  • USER

    beginner

    GEOGRAPHICAL SCALE

    global

    GEOGRAPHICAL COVERAGE
    82.0°
    -180.0° 180.0°
    -82.0°
    SPATIAL RESOLUTION

    1/3 degree

    REFERENCE SURFACE
  • geoid
  • TEMPORAL COVERAGE 2001-08-22 - onGoing QUALITY CONTROL ftp://ftp.cls.fr/pub/oceano/DUACS/QualityReports/latest/
    PARAMETERS
    • sea_surface_height_above_geoid, m, CF
    • surface_eastward_geostrophic_sea_water_velocity_assuming_sea_level_for_geoid, m s-1, CF
    • surface_northward_geostrophic_sea_water_velocity_assuming_sea_level_for_geoid , m s-1, CF
    UPDATED daily
    BY name : AVISO
    email adress : aviso@cls.fr
    web site : http://www.aviso.oceanobs.com
    MENTION

    "The altimeter products were produced by Ssalto/Duacs and distributed by Aviso with support from Cnes".

    COPYRIGHT 2005-2006 CLS

    Delivery

    Resource Volume Format Distributed by Licence/conditions
    FTP
    2 Mb (gzip) NetCDF
    3.5
    name : AVISO
    email adress : aviso@cls.fr
    web site : http://www.aviso.oceanobs.com/
    Ssalto/Duacs NRT data are available via FTP. User identification and password are required for data lower than 1 month. These data are distributed only for scientific applications (GodaeGlobal Ocean Data Assimilation Experiment, seasonal/climate prediction centres) provided that a data use agreement is signed with Cnes. Data older than one month are freely available. CLS remains in charge of the commercial applications of these near-real time products.
    HTTP
    Live Access Server
    6.3
    name : AVISO
    email adress : aviso@cls.fr
    web site : http://www.aviso.oceanobs.com/
    free
    HTTP
    Opendap

    name : AVISO
    email adress : aviso@cls.fr
    web site : http://www.aviso.oceanobs.com/
    free

    Related products and links

  • User's manual
  • PublicReadDelivery
  • Ssalto/Duacs products web portal
  • Last update: 2006-10-12

     

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