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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

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

Platform

NOAA-10 > National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration-10

Instrument

HIRS/2 > High Resolution Infrared Radiation Sounder/2

TOVS > TIROS Operational Vertical Sounder

MSU > Microwave Sounding Unit

Project

EOSDIS > Earth Observing System Data Information System

ESIP > Earth Science Information Partners Program

CWIC > CEOS WGISS Integrated Catalog

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Originating Center

TOVS Pathfinder Science Team

Data Center

Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center (formerly Goddard DAAC), Global Change Data Center, Earth Sciences Division, Science and Exploration Directorate, Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA

Data Center URL: http://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov/
Dataset ID: TOVSB5ND:3

Data Center Personnel
Name: GES DISC HELP DESK SUPPORT GROUP Phone: 301-614-5224 Fax: 301-614-5268 Email: gsfc-help-disc at lists.nasa.gov Contact Address: Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center Code 610.2 NASA Goddard Space Flight Center City: Greenbelt Province or State: MD Postal Code: 20771 Country: USA