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Sea Surface Height Data Access and Tools
From discovery to visualization, data tools such as Worldview, State of the Ocean (SOTO), and High-level Tool for Interactive Data Extraction / L2 Subsetting Services (HiTIDE) guide users in making the most of sea surface height data.
Sea Surface Height Datasets
| Dataset Sort descending | Version | Platforms | Instruments | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gridded Altimeter Fields with Enhanced Coastal Coverage | 1 | OSTM/JASON-2, TOPEX/POSEIDON, JASON-1 | POSEIDON-3, SSALT, POSEIDON-2 | 1992-10-14 to 2012-04-18 |
N: 48.5 S: 35.25 E: 180 W: -111.5 N: 48.5 S: 35.25 E: -132.25 W: -180 |
0.25 Decimal Degrees x 0.25 Decimal Degrees | netCDF-4 |
| Gridded Altimeter Fields with Enhanced Coastal Coverage Daily | 1 | OSTM/JASON-2, TOPEX/POSEIDON, JASON-1 | POSEIDON-3, SSALT, POSEIDON-2 | 1992-10-14 to 2011-01-19 |
N: 49 S: 35 E: -111 W: -133 |
0.25 Decimal Degrees x 0.25 Decimal Degrees | netCDF-4 |
| Integrated Multi-Mission Ocean Altimeter Data for Climate Research complete time series Version 5.2 | 5.2 | OSTM/JASON-2, JASON-1, TOPEX/POSEIDON, JASON-3, Sentinel-6A | AMR, POSEIDON-3, JASON-1 Microwave Radiometer, POSEIDON-2, TMR, POSEIDON-3B | 1992-09-25 to Present |
N: 66 S: -66 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| Integrated Multi-Mission Ocean Altimeter Data for Climate Research Version 5.2 | 5.2 | OSTM/JASON-2, JASON-1, TOPEX/POSEIDON, JASON-3, Sentinel-6A | AMR, POSEIDON-3, JASON-1 Microwave Radiometer, POSEIDON-2, TMR, POSEIDON-3B | 1992-09-25 to Present |
N: 66 S: -66 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| Integrated Multi-Mission Ocean Altimeter Data for Climate Research Version 6.0 | 6.0 | OSTM/JASON-2, JASON-1, TOPEX/POSEIDON, JASON-3, Sentinel-6A | AMR, POSEIDON-3, JASON-1 Microwave Radiometer, POSEIDON-2, TMR, POSEIDON-3B | 1992-09-25 to 2025-05-22 |
N: 66 S: -66 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| JASON-1 ENHANCED JASON MICROWAVE RADIOMETER | 1 | JASON-1 | JASON-1 Microwave Radiometer | 2002-01-15 to 2012-02-11 |
N: 66.15 S: -66.15 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| Jason-1 GDR SSHA version E NetCDF | E | JASON-1 | JASON-1 Microwave Radiometer, POSEIDON-2 | 2002-01-14 to 2012-03-03 |
N: 66.15 S: -66.15 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| Jason-1 GDR SSHA version E NetCDF Geodetic | E | Jason-1 Geodetic | JASON-1 Microwave Radiometer, POSEIDON-2 | 2012-05-07 to 2013-06-21 |
N: 66.15 S: -66.15 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| Jason-1 GDR version E NetCDF | E | JASON-1 | DORIS, JASON-1 Microwave Radiometer, POSEIDON-2 | 2002-01-14 to 2012-03-03 |
N: 66.15 S: -66.15 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| Jason-1 GDR version E NetCDF Geodetic | E | Jason-1 Geodetic | DORIS, JASON-1 Microwave Radiometer, POSEIDON-2 | 2012-05-07 to 2013-06-21 |
N: 66.15 S: -66.15 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 |
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Sea Surface Height Data Tools
| Tool Sort descending | Description | Services | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earthdata Search | Earthdata Search enables data discovery, search, comparison, visualization, and access across NASA’s Earth science data holdings. | Search and Discovery, Access, Cataloging, Cloud Computing, Downloading | |
| Worldview | Worldview offers the capability to interactively browse over 1,200 global, full-resolution satellite imagery layers and download the underlying data. | Analysis, Search and Discovery, Visualization, Access, Comparison, Monitoring Natural Events |
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