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Aquarius Level 3 Sea Surface Salinity Standard Mapped Image Ascending Daily Data V2.0
Entry ID: PODAAC-AQUAR-3S1KA

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Summary
Abstract: Aquarius Level 3 sea surface salinity (SSS) standard mapped image data contains gridded 1 degree spatial resolution SSS averaged over daily, 7 day, monthly, and seasonal time scales. This particular data set is the Daily, Ascending sea surface salinity product for version 2.0 of the Aquarius data set, which is the official first release of the operational data from AQUARIUS/SAC-D mission. Only ... View entire text
Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: 90.0   S: -90.0   E: 180.0   W: -180.0
Min Altitude: 0 Max Altitude: 0
Min Depth: 0 Max Depth: 0

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: Frank Wentz, Simon Yueh, Gary Lagerloef
Dataset Title: Aquarius Sea Surface Salinity Products
Dataset Series Name: Aquarius Sea Surface Salinity Products
Dataset Release Date: 2013-01-31
Dataset Release Place: Goddard Space Flight Center, 8800 Greenbelt Rd.; Greeenbelt, MD., 20771, USA
Dataset Publisher: Goddard Ocean Color Group, Gene Feldman, Joel Gales
Version: 2.0
Other Citation Details: Aquarius Sea Surface Salinity Products
Online Resource: http://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/SeaSurfaceSalinity/Aquarius
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 2011-08-25
Location Keywords
Data Resolution
Latitude Resolution: 1
Longitude Resolution: 1
Temporal Resolution: Daily
Science Keywords
ISO Topic Category
Platform
AQUARIUS_SAC-D > Aquarius SAC-D Ancillary Description
Instrument
AQUARIUS_SCATTEROMETER > Aquarius Scatterometer Ancillary Description
AQUARIUS_RADIOMETER > Aquarius Radiometer Ancillary Description
Project
Access Constraints NONE
Use Constraints NONE
Originating Center
Aquarius Project NASA/CONAE
Data Center
Ocean Biology Processing Group (OBPG), Global Change Data Center, Earth Sciences Division, Science and Exploration Directorate, Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://oceancolor.gsfc.nasa.gov/

Data Center Personnel
Name: PO.DAAC USER SERVICES
Phone: (818) 393-7165
Email: podaac at podaac.jpl.nasa.gov
Contact Address:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
M/S 300-320
4800 Oak Grove Drive
City: Pasadena
Province or State: CA
Postal Code: 91109-8099
Country: USA
Personnel
PO.DAAC USER SERVICES
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Phone: (818) 393-7165
Email: podaac at podaac.jpl.nasa.gov
Contact Address:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
M/S 300-320
4800 Oak Grove Drive
City: Pasadena
Province or State: CA
Postal Code: 91109-8099
Country: USA
Publications/References
Lee, T., G. Lagerloef, M.M. Gierach, H.-Y. Kao, S. Yueh, and K. Dohan (2012), Aquarius reveals salinity structure of tropical instability waves, Geophys. Res. Lett., 39, L12610, doi:10.1029/2012GL052232.
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Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2013-03-19
Last DIF Revision Date: 2013-05-03

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