SWOT 2019-2020 Prelaunch Oceanography Field Campaign NOAA Bottom Pressure Recorders (BPR)

(SWOT_PRELAUNCH_L2_BPR_V1)
Version1.0
Processing Level2
Start/Stop Date2019-Sep-04 to 2020-Jan-19
Short NameSWOT_PRELAUNCH_L2_BPR_V1
DescriptionThis dataset provides the bottom pressure measurements collected during the 2019-2020 SWOT prelaunch field campaign conducted around the SWOT crossover location in the California Currents, 300km west of Monterey, California, USA. The Paroscientific Digiquartz pressure sensor was used. The data are recorded on a 15-second interval.
DOI10.5067/SWTPR-BPR01
MeasurementOCEANS > OCEAN PRESSURE
Platform/Sensor
MOORINGS
Platform
Name: (MOORINGS)
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BOTTOM PRESSURE GAUGES
SENSOR
Name: BOTTOM PRESSURE GAUGES (BOTTOM PRESSURE GAUGES)

ProjectSurface Water Ocean Topography (SWOT)
Data ProviderCreator: SWOT pre-launch field campaign
Release Date: 2022-May-31
Resource: https://archive.podaac.earthdata.nasa.gov/podaac-ops-cumulus-docs/web-misc/SWOT/SWOT_Prelaunch_2019_2020/User_Guide_SWOT_Prelaunch_2019_2020.pdf

FormatnetCDF-4
Keyword(s)in situ, field campaign, oceans, sea level, SWOT, Surface Water and Ocean Topography
Questions related to this dataset? Contact podaac@podaac.jpl.nasa.gov
Resolution
Temporal Resolution: 1 second - < 1 minute
 
Coverage
Region: PACIFIC OCEAN
North Bounding Coordinate: 36.2 degrees
South Bounding Coordinate: 35.8 degrees
West Bounding Coordinate: -125.2 degrees
East Bounding Coordinate: -125 degrees
Time Span: 2019-Sep-04 to 2020-Jan-19
 
Projection
Projection Type: WGS84
Ellipsoid: WGS 84
 
NameLong NameUnit
SEAFLOOR_PRESSURESEAFLOOR_PRESSUREmm
timetimeseconds since 2019-09-04 23:41:00
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Citation SWOT pre-launch field campaign. 2022. GPS sea surface height, Conductivity, Temperature and Depth (CTD) data from the 2019-2020 SWOT pre-launch field campaign. Ver. 1.0. PO.DAAC, CA, USA. Dataset accessed [YYYY-MM-DD] at https://doi.org/10.5067/SWTPR-BPR01

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Journal Reference Wang, J., and Coauthors. 2022. On the Development of SWOT In Situ Calibration/Validation for Short-Wavelength Ocean Topography , J Atmos Ocean Tech, 39, 5. https://doi.org//10.1175/jtech-d-21-0039.1