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Aquarius Official Release Level 3 Sea Surface Spiciness 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 Sea Surface Spiciness 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 Sea Surface Spiciness Standard Mapped Image Descending Seasonal 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 Radio Frequency Interference (RFI) Ancillary Dataset V1.0 1 SAC-D AQUARIUS_RADIOMETER 2011-09-01 to 2015-06-01

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

HDF5
Argo float CTD profile data within the scope of the SPURS-1 N. Atlantic field campaign 1.0 ARGO CTD 2012-09-09 to 2014-08-21

N: 41 S: 23 E: -28 W: -76

1 Meters x 1 Meters netCDF-4
Bass Strait Pre-SWOT Level-4 Hourly MITgcm LLC4320 Native Grid 2km Oceanographic Dataset Version 1.0 1.0 MITgcm Computer 2011-09-13 to 2012-11-15

N: -38.00927 S: -41.99857 E: 147.8438 W: 143.8646

2 Kilometers x 2 Kilometers netCDF-4
Boknis Pre-SWOT Level-4 Hourly MITgcm LLC4320 Native Grid 2km Oceanographic Dataset Version 1.0 1.0 MITgcm Computer 2011-09-13 to 2012-11-15

N: 58 S: 53.5 E: 14.5 W: 9.2

2 Kilometers x 2 Kilometers netCDF-4
Cape Basin Pre-SWOT Level-4 Hourly MITgcm LLC4320 Native Grid 2km Oceanographic Dataset Version 1.0 1.0 MITgcm Computer 2011-09-13 to 2012-11-15

N: -41.01421 S: -44.99279 E: 15.80208 W: 11.82292

2 Kilometers x 2 Kilometers netCDF-4
CMS: Simulated Physical-Biogeochemical Data, SABGOM Model, Gulf of America, 2005-2010 1 Ships, COMPUTERS CO2 ANALYZERS, Computer 2005-01-01 to 2010-12-31

N: 39.3735 S: 13.1637 E: -68.1901 W: -100.433

netCDF-4 classic
Delta-X: Delft3D FM, Extended Domain Hydrodynamic Model 1 MODELS Computer 2021-03-20 to 2021-09-14

N: 29.9336 S: 28.7751 E: -90.2076 W: -92.3434

multiple
Delta-X: Delft3D FM, Weighted Mean Salinity, MRD, Louisiana, USA 1 MODELS Computer 2021-03-20 to 2021-09-14

N: 29.9336 S: 28.7751 E: -90.2076 W: -92.3434

multiple
Drifter data for the SPURS-1 N. Atlantic field campaign 1.0 Drifter CTD 2011-10-19 to 2015-04-07

N: 35 S: 16 E: -28 W: -66

1 Meters x 1 Meters 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
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 - 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 - 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 - 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
Ecomapper data for the SPURS-1 N. Atlantic field campaign 1.0 Ecomapper OXYGEN METERS, FLUOROMETERS, CTD, TURBIDITY METERS 2012-09-29 to 2012-09-30

N: 27 S: 26 E: -38 W: -39

1 Meters x 1 Meters netCDF-4
Gotland Basin Pre-SWOT Level-4 Hourly MITgcm LLC4320 Native Grid 2km Oceanographic Dataset Version 1.0 1.0 MITgcm Computer 2011-09-13 to 2012-11-15

N: 59.5 S: 54.2 E: 21.2 W: 17

2 Kilometers x 2 Kilometers netCDF-4
IPRC/SOEST Aquarius V5.0 Optimally Interpolated Sea Surface Salinity 7-Day global Dataset 5.0 SAC-D AQUARIUS_RADIOMETER 2011-08-27 to 2015-06-07

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

0.5 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees netCDF-4
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
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 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 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
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