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Salinity Datasets
| Dataset Sort descending | Version | Platform | Instrument | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adaptive Sampling of Rain and Ocean Salinity from Autonomous Seagliders (Guam 2019-2020) | V1 | Seaglider | CTD | 2019-10-03 to 2020-01-15 |
N: 14.71229 S: 13.39476 E: 144.613 W: 143.63035 |
netCDF-4 | |
| Aquarius CAP Level 2 Sea Surface Salinity, Wind Speed & Direction Data V5.0 | 5.0 | SAC-D | AQUARIUS_RADIOMETER | 2011-08-26 to 2015-06-05 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
HDF5 | |
| Aquarius CAP Level 3 Sea Surface Salinity Rain Corrected Standard Mapped Image 7-Day Data V5.0 | 5.0 | Aquarius_SAC-D | AQUARIUS_RADIOMETER, AQUARIUS_SCATTEROMETER | 2011-08-26 to 2015-06-08 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees | netCDF-4 |
| Aquarius CAP Level 3 Sea Surface Salinity Rain Corrected Standard Mapped Image Monthly Data V5.0 | 5.0 | Aquarius_SAC-D | AQUARIUS_RADIOMETER, AQUARIUS_SCATTEROMETER | 2011-09-01 to 2015-06-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees | netCDF-4 |
| Aquarius CAP Level 3 Sea Surface Salinity Standard Mapped Image 7-Day Data V5.0 | 5.0 | Aquarius_SAC-D | AQUARIUS_RADIOMETER, AQUARIUS_SCATTEROMETER | 2011-08-26 to 2015-06-08 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees | netCDF-4 |
| Aquarius CAP Level 3 Sea Surface Salinity Standard Mapped Image Monthly Data V5.0 | 5.0 | Aquarius_SAC-D | AQUARIUS_RADIOMETER, AQUARIUS_SCATTEROMETER | 2011-09-01 to 2015-06-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees | netCDF-4 |
| Aquarius L3 Weekly Polar-Gridded Brightness Temperature and Sea Surface Salinity V005 | 5 | SAC-D | AQUARIUS_RADIOMETER | 2011-08-25 to 2015-06-04 |
N: 87.4 S: 50 E: 180 W: -180 N: -50 S: -79 E: 180 W: -180 |
36 Kilometers x 36 Kilometers | HDF5, HDF5 |
| Aquarius L3 Weekly Polar-Gridded Brightness Temperature and Sea Surface Salinity V005 | 5 | SAC-D | AQUARIUS_RADIOMETER | 2011-08-25 to 2015-06-04 |
N: 87.4 S: 50 E: 180 W: -180 N: -50 S: -79 E: 180 W: -180 |
36 Kilometers x 36 Kilometers | HDF5, HDF5 |
| Aquarius L3 Weekly Polar-Gridded Sea Surface Salinity V005 | 5 | SAC-D | AQUARIUS_RADIOMETER | 2011-08-25 to 2015-06-04 |
N: -50 S: -79 E: 180 W: -180 N: 87.4 S: 50 E: 180 W: -180 |
36 Kilometers x 36 Kilometers | HDF5, HDF5 |
| Aquarius L3 Weekly Polar-Gridded Sea Surface Salinity V005 | 5 | SAC-D | AQUARIUS_RADIOMETER | 2011-08-25 to 2015-06-04 |
N: -50 S: -79 E: 180 W: -180 N: 87.4 S: 50 E: 180 W: -180 |
36 Kilometers x 36 Kilometers | HDF5, HDF5 |
| Aquarius Official Release Level 2 Sea Surface Salinity & Wind Speed Data V5.0 | 5.0 | Aquarius_SAC-D | AQUARIUS_RADIOMETER, AQUARIUS_SCATTEROMETER | 2011-08-25 to 2015-06-07 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
HDF5 | |
| Aquarius Official Release Level 3 Rain-flagged Sea Surface Salinity Smoothed Standard Mapped Image Ascending Monthly Data V5.0 | 5.0 | Aquarius_SAC-D | AQUARIUS_RADIOMETER, AQUARIUS_SCATTEROMETER | 2011-08-25 to 2015-06-07 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees | HDF5 |
| Aquarius Official Release Level 3 Rain-flagged Sea Surface Salinity Smoothed Standard Mapped Image Descending Monthly Data V5.0 | 5.0 | Aquarius_SAC-D | AQUARIUS_RADIOMETER, AQUARIUS_SCATTEROMETER | 2011-08-25 to 2015-06-07 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees | HDF5 |
| Aquarius Official Release Level 3 Rain-flagged Sea Surface Salinity Smoothed Standard Mapped Image Monthly Data V5.0 | 5.0 | Aquarius_SAC-D | AQUARIUS_RADIOMETER, AQUARIUS_SCATTEROMETER | 2011-08-25 to 2015-06-07 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees | HDF5 |
| Aquarius Official Release Level 3 Rain-flagged Sea Surface Salinity Standard Mapped Image 28-Day Running Mean Data V5.0 | 5.0 | Aquarius_SAC-D | AQUARIUS_RADIOMETER, AQUARIUS_SCATTEROMETER | 2011-08-25 to 2015-06-07 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees | HDF5 |
| Aquarius Official Release Level 3 Rain-flagged Sea Surface Salinity Standard Mapped Image 7-Day Data V5.0 | 5.0 | Aquarius_SAC-D | AQUARIUS_RADIOMETER, AQUARIUS_SCATTEROMETER | 2011-08-25 to 2015-06-07 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees | HDF5 |
| Aquarius Official Release Level 3 Rain-flagged Sea Surface Salinity Standard Mapped Image 7-Day Running Mean Data V5.0 | 5.0 | Aquarius_SAC-D | AQUARIUS_RADIOMETER, AQUARIUS_SCATTEROMETER | 2011-08-25 to 2015-06-07 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees | HDF5 |
| Aquarius Official Release Level 3 Rain-flagged Sea Surface Salinity Standard Mapped Image Annual Data V5.0 | 5.0 | Aquarius_SAC-D | AQUARIUS_RADIOMETER, AQUARIUS_SCATTEROMETER | 2011-08-25 to 2015-06-07 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees | HDF5 |
| Aquarius Official Release Level 3 Rain-flagged Sea Surface Salinity Standard Mapped Image Ascending 28-Day Running Mean Data V5.0 | 5.0 | Aquarius_SAC-D | AQUARIUS_RADIOMETER, AQUARIUS_SCATTEROMETER | 2011-08-25 to 2015-06-07 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees | HDF5 |
| Aquarius Official Release Level 3 Rain-flagged Sea Surface Salinity Standard Mapped Image Ascending 7-Day Data V5.0 | 5.0 | Aquarius_SAC-D | AQUARIUS_RADIOMETER, AQUARIUS_SCATTEROMETER | 2011-08-25 to 2015-06-07 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees | HDF5 |
| Aquarius Official Release Level 3 Rain-flagged Sea Surface Salinity Standard Mapped Image Ascending Annual Data V5.0 | 5.0 | Aquarius_SAC-D | AQUARIUS_RADIOMETER, AQUARIUS_SCATTEROMETER | 2011-08-25 to 2015-06-07 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees | HDF5 |
| Aquarius Official Release Level 3 Rain-flagged Sea Surface Salinity Standard Mapped Image Ascending Daily Data V5.0 | 5.0 | Aquarius_SAC-D | AQUARIUS_RADIOMETER, AQUARIUS_SCATTEROMETER | 2011-08-25 to 2015-06-07 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees | HDF5 |
| Aquarius Official Release Level 3 Rain-flagged Sea Surface Salinity Standard Mapped Image Ascending Mission Cumulative Data V5.0 | 5.0 | Aquarius_SAC-D | AQUARIUS_RADIOMETER, AQUARIUS_SCATTEROMETER | 2011-08-25 to 2015-06-07 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees | HDF5 |
| Aquarius Official Release Level 3 Rain-flagged Sea Surface Salinity Standard Mapped Image Ascending Monthly Climatology Data V5.0 | 5.0 | Aquarius_SAC-D | AQUARIUS_RADIOMETER, AQUARIUS_SCATTEROMETER | 2011-08-25 to 2015-06-07 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees | HDF5 |
| Aquarius Official Release Level 3 Rain-flagged Sea Surface Salinity Standard Mapped Image Ascending Monthly Data V5.0 | 5.0 | Aquarius_SAC-D | AQUARIUS_RADIOMETER, AQUARIUS_SCATTEROMETER | 2011-08-25 to 2015-06-07 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees | HDF5 |
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