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MERCATOR French Ocean System: Medium-Resolution Atlantic Product (assimilation by optimal interpolation of altimetry and in situ data)

Entry ID: PSY1V2

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Summary

Abstract: Mercator has been providing weekly analysis and real-time nowcast (T0), and
forecast (T0+7 days and T0 +14 days) bulletins of the three-dimensional ocean
in the North and tropical Atlantic up to 20 degrees S since January 17th 2001.
This medium-resolution bulletin (PSY1V2, 1/3 degree; one point computed every
35 km at the equator) gives conditions ...

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 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.

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: Mercator Ocean

Dataset Title: Medium-resolution Atlantic (PSY1V2)

Version: V2 (altimetry and in situ data assimilation)

Online Resource: http://www.mercator-ocean.fr/html/mod_actu/public/welcome_en.php3

Parent DIF

This data set description is a member of a collection. The collection is described in
MERCATOR

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 2001-01-17

Location Keywords

OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN

OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > TROPICS

Data Resolution

Latitude Resolution: 1/3 degrees (35 km at the equator)
Longitude Resolution: 1/3 degrees (35 km at the equator)
Vertical Resolution: 43 levels from surface to bottom (12-200m)
Temporal Resolution: daily, weekly

Science Keywords

OCEANS > OCEAN CIRCULATION > DIFFUSION

OCEANS > OCEAN CIRCULATION > OCEAN CURRENTS

ISO Topic Category

ELEVATION

OCEANS

Platform

ERS-2 > European Remote Sensing Satellite-2

GFO-1 > GEOSAT FOLLOW-ON-1

Instrument

ALTIMETERS

RADAR ALTIMETERS

Project

GODAE > Global Ocean Data Assimilation Experiment

MERSEA > Marine Environment and Security for the European Area

MERCATOR > MERCATOR OCEAN-Operational Oceanography

Access Constraints Mercator web real time image products (GIF format) are designed for a wide
audience (freely available, except zonal maps younger than 30 days need
authorized access), while numerical products are files for professional users
and are available on a remote server with authorized access.

Please, you must justify your request to these products. E-mail request to
products@mercator-ocean.fr or download the form

Ancillary Keywords

model assimilation

altimetry data

Data Set Progress

IN WORK

Originating Center

Data Center

MERCATOR OCEAN-Operational Oceanography, France

Data Center URL: http://www.mercator-ocean.fr/

Data Center Personnel
Name: GIP MERCATOR OCEAN USER SERVICES Phone: 33 5 61 39 38 02 Fax: 33 5 61 39 38 99 Email: products at mercator-ocean.fr Contact Address: Parc Technologique du Canal 8-10 rue Hermes City: Ramonville St Agne Postal Code: 31520 Country: FRANCE