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MERCATOR French Ocean System

Entry ID: MERCATOR

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Summary

Abstract: The Mercator mission was defined in 1996 by six partner organizations (Cnes,
CNRS, Ifremer, IRD, Meteo France, and Shom). Mercator Ocean is based in
Toulouse, France, which acts as the focal point for development work. Today,
the team numbers 30 engineers and researchers from the six partner
organizations, supported by ...

Related URL

Link: VIEW PROJECT HOME PAGE

Description: Mercator Ocean Main Webpage

Link: VIEW PROJECT HOME PAGE

Description: Mercator Ocean Web products.
3D modelled ocean: nowcasts and forecasts (medium resolution Atlantic 1/3
degree; high resolution North Atlantic and Mediterranean 1/15 degree; global
low resolution 2 degree); and global observed ocean, data intercomparison and 3
D reconstitution of oceanic fields.

Link: VIEW PROJECT HOME PAGE

Description: Mersea Ocean modelling system homepage. Access to the Mercator real-time web
image High-resolution North Atlantic and Mediterranean (1/15 degree) products
(public access) and numerical products through LAS and DODS/Opendap (restricted
access)

Link: VIEW RELATED INFORMATION

Description: Mercator Web products hanbook webpage (including the "Model: analysis and
forecasting" products handbook and the "Observed ocean" products handbook).
This handbook gives you the keys to understanding the 2,000 images you can see
every week in the Mercator Web bulletin. The "observed ocean" system is based
on altimetry and in situ data measurements. Additional information about
Mercator configuration can also be found.

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 67.0

S: -60.0

E: 20.0

W: -100.0

Location Keywords

OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN

OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN

OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > MEDITERRANEAN SEA

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > GLOBAL OCEAN

Data Resolution

Latitude Resolution: regional (1/3, 1/15 degrees), global (2 degrees)
Longitude Resolution: regional (1/3, 1/15 degrees), global (2 degrees)
Vertical Resolution: regional (43 vertical levels), global (31 vertical levels)
Temporal Resolution: daily, weekly

Science Keywords

OCEANS > OCEAN CIRCULATION > DIFFUSION

OCEANS > OCEAN CIRCULATION > OCEAN CURRENTS

ISO Topic Category

ECONOMY

ENVIRONMENT

HEALTH

SOCIETY

Project

EOSDIS > Earth Observing System Data Information System

GTOS > Global Terrestrial Observing System

ESIP > Earth Science Information Partners Program

ESI > Environmental Sustainability Index

Quality Data sources covering fundamental components of environmental sustainability were utilized to derive the ESI.

Access Constraints None

Use Constraints The Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy (YCELP) holds the copyright of
this dataset. Users are prohibited from any commercial sale or free
...

Ancillary Keywords

CIESIN > Environmental Protection > Air Quality > Chlorofluorocarbons

CIESIN > Environmental Protection > Air Quality > Emissions

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Originating Center

SEDAC

Data Center

Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center

Data Center URL: http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/
Dataset ID: CIESIN_SEDAC_ESI_2001

Data Center Personnel
Name: SEDAC USER SERVICES Phone: +1 845-365-8920 Fax: +1 845-365-8922 Email: ciesin.info at ciesin.columbia.edu Contact Address: 61 Route 9W, P.O. Box 1000 City: Palisades Province or State: NY Postal Code: 10964 Country: USA

World Data Center for Human Interactions in the Environment

Data Center URL: http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/wdc/
Dataset ID: CIESIN_SEDAC_ESI_2001

Data Center Personnel
Name: ROBERT CHEN Phone: 1-845-365-8952 Fax: 1-845-365-8922 Email: bchen at ciesin.columbia.edu Contact Address: WDC for Human Interactions in the Environment CIESIN/Columbia University P. O. Box 1000 61 Route 9W City: Palisades Province or State: NY Postal Code: 10964 Country: USA

Distribution

Distribution Media: Online Internet (HTTP)

Distribution Format: PDF

Fees: 0

Distribution Media: Online Internet (HTTP)

Distribution Size: 0.13 MB

Distribution Format: XLS

Fees: 0

Personnel

SEDAC USER SERVICES

Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT

Phone: +1 845-365-8920

Fax: +1 845-365-8922

Email: ciesin.info at ciesin.columbia.edu

Contact Address:

61 Route 9W, P.O. Box 1000

City: Palisades

Province or State: NY

Postal Code: 10964

Country: USA

CIESIN METADATA ADMINISTRATION

Role: DIF AUTHOR

Phone: +1 845-365-8988

Fax: +1 845-365-8922

Email: metadata at ciesin.columbia.edu

Contact Address:

61 Route 9W, P.O. Box 1000

City: Palisades

Province or State: New York

Postal Code: 10964

Country: USA

Publications/References

World Economic Forum (WEF) Global Leaders for Tomorrow Environment Task Force, Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy (YCELP)/Yale University, and Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)/Columbia University (2000), 2000 Pilot Environmental Sustainability Index (ESI), Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy (YCELP)/Yale University, New Haven, CT, http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/esi-pilot-environmental-s...

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Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2001-05-10

Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-11-02

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