Sentinel-6A MF Jason-CS L2 P4 Altimeter High Resolution (HR) NTC Reduced Ocean Surface Topography (Unvalidated) G01

(JASON_CS_S6A_L2_ALT_HR_RED_OST_NTC_G01_UNVALIDATED)
VersionG01
Processing Level2
Start/Stop Date2020-Nov-30 to Present
Short NameJASON_CS_S6A_L2_ALT_HR_RED_OST_NTC_G01_UNVALIDATED
DescriptionProvides reprocessed L2 high resolution (HR) non-time critical (NTC; 60-day latency) altimetry from the Poseidon-4 SAR altimeter on the Sentinel-6A Michael Freilich spacecraft. It contains Sea Surface Height (SSH), Sea Surface Height Anomalies (SSHA) and Significant Wave Height (SWH), along with 1 Hz Ku-band measurements processed from L1B altimetry including the range, orbital altitude, time, and water vapour. It also includes altimetry corrections, significant wave height and wind-speed from the AMR-C. This release is reduced to exclude the 20 Hz observations that are included in the standard product. The S6A NTC product is analogous to the Jason-3 GDR product.
DOI10.5067/S6AP4-2HRNUR-G01
MeasurementOCEANS > SEA SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY > SEA SURFACE HEIGHT
OCEANS > OCEAN WAVES > SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT
Swath Width11 km
Platform/Sensor
Sentinel-6A
Platform
Name: Sentinel-6A (Sentinel-6A)
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Poseidon-4 Radar Altimeter
SENSOR
Name: Poseidon-4 Radar Altimeter (Poseidon-4 Radar Altimeter)

Sentinel-6A
Platform
Name: Sentinel-6A (Sentinel-6A)
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AMR-C
SENSOR
Name: Advanced Microwave Radiometer-C (AMR-C)

Sentinel-6A
Platform
Name: Sentinel-6A (Sentinel-6A)
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DORIS
SENSOR
Name: Doppler Orbitography and Radiopositioning Integrated by Satellite (DORIS)

Sentinel-6A
Platform
Name: Sentinel-6A (Sentinel-6A)
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GNSS RECEIVER
SENSOR
Name: GNSS RECEIVER (GNSS RECEIVER)

ProjectSentinel-6A Michael Freilich/Jason-CS (Sentinel-6)
Data ProviderPublisher: PO.DAAC
Creator: Ocean Surface Topography Science Team
Release Place: PO.DAAC
Release Date: 2023-Jul-31

FormatnetCDF-4
Keyword(s)sea level, Jason-CS, Sentinel-6A Michael Freilich, Sentinel-6A MF, S6A, Sentinel-6, Sentinel-6A, Sea Level Anomaly, SLA, Sea Surface Height, SSH, Sea Surface Height Anomaly, SSHA, Significant Wave Height, SWH, Wave Height, altimeter, Jason
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Resolution
Temporal Resolution: Weekly - < Monthly
 
Coverage
Region: GLOBAL OCEAN
Region: GLOBAL
North Bounding Coordinate: 66.15 degrees
South Bounding Coordinate: -66.15 degrees
West Bounding Coordinate: -180 degrees
East Bounding Coordinate: 180 degrees
Time Span: 2020-Nov-30 to Present
Swath Width: 11 km
 
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Citation Ocean Surface Topography Science Team. 2023. Sentinel-6A MF Jason-CS L2 P4 Altimeter High Resolution (HR) NTC Reduced Ocean Surface Topography (Unvalidated) G01. Ver. G01. PO.DAAC, CA, USA. Dataset accessed [YYYY-MM-DD] at https://doi.org/10.5067/S6AP4-2HRNUR-G01

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Journal Reference Donlon, C. J, R. Cullen, L. Giulicchi, P. Vuilleumier, C. R. Francis, M. Kuschnerus, W. Simpson, A. Bouridah, M. Caleno, R. Bertoni, J. Rancaño, E. Pourier, A. Hyslop, J. Mulcahy, R. Knockaert, C. Hunter, A. Webb, M. Fornari, P. Vaze, S. Brown, J. Willis, S. Desai, J-D Desjonqueres, R. Scharroo, C. Martin-Puig, E. Leuliette, A. Egido, W. H. F. Smith, P. B., S. Le Gac, N. Picot, and G. Tavernier. 2021. The Copernicus Sentinel-6 mission: Enhanced continuity of satellite sea level measurements from space, Remote Sensing of Environment, 258. 10.1016/j.rse.2021.112395