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TOPEX/POSEIDON Crossover Points
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Summary
Abstract: The oceans play a fundamental role in maintaining a life-sustaining
climate on Earth by transporting an enormous amount of heat through
their large scale circulation systems. Understanding the role that the
ocean circulation plays in climate change is the main goal of the
TOPEX/POSEIDON mission, a cooperative project between the United
States' National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) ... View entire text
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Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: 66.0   S: -66.0   E: 180.0   W: -180.0

Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1992-09-23
Paleo Temporal Coverage
Location Keywords
Science Keywords
ISO Topic Category
Platform
TOPEX/POSEIDON > Ocean Topography Experiment Ancillary Description
Instrument
ALT (TOPEX) > TOPEX Radar Altimeter Ancillary Description
ALTIMETERS Ancillary Description
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Project
Quality ATTRIBUTE ACCURACY REPORT: http://nomads.ncdc.noaa.gov/data.php?name=noaaport-problems

LOGICAL CONSISTENCY REPORT: Unknown

COMPLETENESS REPORT: Completeness information not available.

LINEAGE/PROCESS STEP:
PROCESS DESCRIPTION: Unknown
PROCESS DATE: Unknown
Access Constraints ACCESS CONSTRAINTS: None

DISTRIBUTION LIABILITY: Every effort has been made to ensure that these data are accurate and reliable within the limits of current NOAA quality control procedures. NOAA can only certify that the data provided to its customers is an authentic copy of the records which were accepted for inclusion in NOAA archives. NOAA cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in the data, nor as a result of the failure of the data to function on a particular system. NOAA makes no warranty, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty.
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Ancillary Keywords
Data Set Progress
COMPLETE
Data Center
National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/
Dataset ID: ______DSI-6435 ____

Data Center Personnel
Name: NCDC CUSTOMER SERVICE
Phone: 828-271-4800
Fax: 828-271-4876
Email: ncdc.orders at noaa.gov
Contact Address:
151 Patton Avenue, Room 120
City: Asheville
Province or State: NC
Postal Code: 28801-5001
Country: USA
Distribution
Distribution Format: GrADS
Fees: Please See Summary
Personnel
NCDC METADATA SERVICES
Role: DIF AUTHOR
Phone: 828-271-4800
Fax: 828-271-4876
Email: ncdc.metadata at noaa.gov
Contact Address:
151 Patton Avenue
Room 468
City: Asheville
Province or State: North Carolina
Postal Code: 28801-5001
Country: USA
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2007-07-26
Last DIF Revision Date: 2011-07-21

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