NOTICE: This dataset has been superseded. For the latest information on this data series please visit https://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/Integrated_Multi-Mission_Ocean_AltimeterData.
The MEaSUREs Integrated Multi-Mission Ocean Altimeter Data for Climate Research v1.0 sea surface height (SSH) anomaly dataset is comprised of TOPEX/Poseidon (T/P), Jason-1, and OSTM/Jason-2 altimeter data integrated to form a single Sea Surface Height (SSH) Climate Data Record (CDR), merged into a single mean reference orbit.
The application of improved GSFC (STD1007) replacement orbits tie the multiple missions to a common well-defined geodetic reference frame (ITRF2008) providing the geodetic consistency requirement necessary for the demanding application of global and regional mean sea level determination.
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Altimeter data from the multi-mission Geophysical Data Records (GDRs) are interpolated to a common reference orbit facilitating direct time series analysis of the geo-referenced SSH. The baseline v1.0 file is comprised of 660 10-day repeat cycles spanning from September 1992 to August 2010. As future OSTM cycles become available and are fully validated the direct access structure of the file allows new data to be appended. All inter-mission biases have been applied to provide a seamless transition throughout the current 18+ year record.
Each SSH data record is a SSH time series at a specific geo-referenced location defined by revolution number and along-track index. A 3-dimensional directory (rev#, index, cycle) permits direct access of individual locations at specific times (i.e. temporal and spatial sub-sampling). Auxiliary files provide time, mean sea surface reference, terrain type, bathymetry, proximity to coast, and SSH quality assessments (flag word) at each geo-referenced location.
The data are available in NetCDF format by individual cycles or the entire time series in a single file.
The entire time series file is located at:
Dataset Information page: http://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/dataset/MERGED_TP_J1_OSTM_OST_ALL
Data Access (FTP): ftp//podaac-ftp.jpl.nasa.gov/allData/merged_alt/preview/L2/TP_J1_OSTM/all
The individual cycles are located at:
Dataset Information page: http://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/dataset/MERGED_TP_J1_OSTM_OST_CYCLES
Data Access (FTP): ftp//podaac-ftp.jpl.nasa.gov/allData/merged_alt/preview/L2/TP_J1_OSTM/cycles
The Global Mean Sea Level produced from these data are located at:
Dataset Information page: http://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/dataset/MERGED_TP_J1_OSTM_OST_GMSL_ASCII
Data Access (FTP): ftp//podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/allData/merged_alt/preview/global_mean_sea_level/GMSL_TPJAOS_199209_201206.txt
Documentation can be found at: ftp//podaac-ftp.jpl.nasa.gov/allData/merged_alt/preview/L2/docsand read software at: ftp//podaac-ftp.jpl.nasa.gov/allData/merged_alt/preview/L2/docs