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| Dataset | Version | Platform | Instrument | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECCO Ocean Temperature and Salinity - Snapshot llc90 Grid (Version 4 Release 4) | V4r4 | MODELS, MITgcm | 1992-01-01 to 2018-01-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees | netCDF-4 | |
| ECCO Ocean Temperature and Salinity - Monthly Mean llc90 Grid (Version 4 Release 4) | V4r4 | MODELS, MITgcm | 1992-01-01 to 2018-01-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees | netCDF-4 | |
| ECCO Ocean Temperature and Salinity - Monthly Mean 0.5 Degree (Version 4 Release 4) | V4r4 | MODELS, MITgcm | 1992-01-01 to 2018-01-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.5 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees | netCDF-4 | |
| ECCO Ocean Temperature and Salinity - Daily Mean llc90 Grid (Version 4 Release 4) | V4r4 | MODELS, MITgcm | 1992-01-01 to 2018-01-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees | netCDF-4 | |
| ECCO Ocean Temperature and Salinity - Daily Mean 0.5 Degree (Version 4 Release 4) | V4r4 | MODELS, MITgcm | 1992-01-01 to 2018-01-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.5 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees | netCDF-4 | |
| 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 | |
| RSS SMAP Level 3 Sea Surface Salinity Standard Mapped Image Monthly V6.0 Validated Dataset | 6.0 | SMAP | SMAP L-BAND RADIOMETER | 2015-04-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.25 Decimal Degrees x 0.25 Decimal Degrees | netCDF-4 |
| RSS SMAP Level 3 Sea Surface Salinity Standard Mapped Image 8-Day Running Mean V6.0 Validated Dataset | 6.0 | SMAP | SMAP L-BAND RADIOMETER | 2015-03-27 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.25 Decimal Degrees x 0.25 Decimal Degrees | netCDF-4 |
| RSS SMAP Level 2C Sea Surface Salinity NRT V6.0 Validated Dataset | 6.0 | SMAP | SMAP L-BAND RADIOMETER | 2022-07-28 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.25 Decimal Degrees x 0.25 Decimal Degrees | netCDF-4 |
| RSS SMAP Level 2C Sea Surface Salinity V6.0 Validated Dataset | 6.0 | SMAP | SMAP L-BAND RADIOMETER | 2015-04-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
47000 Meters x 39000 Meters | netCDF-4 |
| RSS SMAP Level 3 Sea Surface Salinity Standard Mapped Image Monthly V5.3 Evaluation Dataset | 5.3 | SMAP | SMAP L-BAND RADIOMETER | 2015-04-01 to 2024-01-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.25 Decimal Degrees x 0.25 Decimal Degrees | netCDF-4 |
| RSS SMAP Level 3 Sea Surface Salinity Standard Mapped Image 8-Day Running Mean V5.3 Evaluation Dataset | 5.3 | SMAP | SMAP L-BAND RADIOMETER | 2015-03-27 to 2024-01-05 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.25 Decimal Degrees x 0.25 Decimal Degrees | netCDF-4 |
| RSS SMAP Level 3 Sea Surface Salinity Standard Mapped Image Monthly V5.0 Validated Dataset | 5.0 | SMAP | SMAP L-BAND RADIOMETER | 2015-04-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.25 Decimal Degrees x 0.25 Decimal Degrees | netCDF-4 |
| RSS SMAP Level 3 Sea Surface Salinity Standard Mapped Image 8-Day Running Mean V5.0 Validated Dataset | 5.0 | SMAP | SMAP L-BAND RADIOMETER | 2015-03-27 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.25 Decimal Degrees x 0.25 Decimal Degrees | netCDF-4 |
| RSS SMAP Level 2C Sea Surface Salinity NRT V5.0 Validated Dataset | 5.0 | SMAP | SMAP L-BAND RADIOMETER | 2022-07-28 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.25 Decimal Degrees x 0.25 Decimal Degrees | netCDF-4 |
| JPL SMAP Level 3 CAP Sea Surface Salinity Standard Mapped Image Monthly V5.0 Validated Dataset | 5.0 | SMAP | SMAP L-BAND RADIOMETER | 2015-04-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.6 Decimal Degrees x 0.6 Decimal Degrees | netCDF-4 |
| JPL SMAP Level 3 CAP Sea Surface Salinity Standard Mapped Image 8-Day Running Mean V5.0 Validated Dataset | 5.0 | SMAP | SMAP L-BAND RADIOMETER | 2015-04-30 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.6 Decimal Degrees x 0.6 Decimal Degrees | netCDF-4 |
| JPL SMAP Level 2B Near Real-time CAP Sea Surface Salinity V5.0 Validated Dataset | 5.0 | SMAP | SMAP L-BAND RADIOMETER | 2015-04-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
25000 Meters x 25000 Meters | HDF5 |
| JPL SMAP Level 2B Near Real-time CAP Sea Surface Salinity V5.0 Validated Dataset (2 hour latency) | 5.0 | SMAP | SMAP L-BAND RADIOMETER | 2015-04-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
25000 Meters x 25000 Meters | HDF5 |
| JPL SMAP Level 2B CAP Sea Surface Salinity V5.0 Validated Dataset | 5.0 | SMAP | SMAP L-BAND RADIOMETER | 2015-03-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
25000 Meters x 25000 Meters | HDF5 |
| 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 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 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 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 |
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