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 data       graph  M    Aquarius Level 3 Sea Surface Salinity Standard Mapped Image Daily Data V3.0    ?   F   I   M   background (external link) RSS Subscribe NASA JPL PODAAC Aquarius_V3_SSS_Daily

The Dataset's Variables and Attributes

Row Type Variable Name Attribute Name Data Type Value
attribute NC_GLOBAL _CoordSysBuilder String ucar.nc2.internal.dataset.conv.CF1Convention
attribute NC_GLOBAL _lastModified String 2014145042618000
attribute NC_GLOBAL cdm_data_type String Grid
attribute NC_GLOBAL contributor_name String Frank Wentz, Simon Yueh, Gary Lagerloef
attribute NC_GLOBAL contributor_role String Data Providers
attribute NC_GLOBAL Conventions String CF-1.6, COARDS, Unidata Dataset Discovery v1.0
attribute NC_GLOBAL creator_email String podaac at podaac.jpl.nasa.gov
attribute NC_GLOBAL creator_name String NASA JPL, PODAAC
attribute NC_GLOBAL creator_url String https://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov (external link)
attribute NC_GLOBAL Data_Bins int 0
attribute NC_GLOBAL Data_Center byte 0
attribute NC_GLOBAL Data_Maximum float 38.80412
attribute NC_GLOBAL Data_Minimum float 23.17861
attribute NC_GLOBAL date_issued String 2014-05-30
attribute NC_GLOBAL Easternmost_Easting double 179.0
attribute NC_GLOBAL Easternmost_Longitude float 180.0
attribute NC_GLOBAL End_Day short 239
attribute NC_GLOBAL End_Millisec int 2945500
attribute NC_GLOBAL End_Orbit int 0
attribute NC_GLOBAL End_Time String 2011239004905500
attribute NC_GLOBAL End_Year short 2011
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_lat_max double 90.0
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_lat_min double -89.0
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_lat_resolution double 1.0
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_lat_units String degrees_north
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_lon_max double 179.0
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_lon_min double -180.0
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_lon_resolution double 1.0
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_lon_units String degrees_east
attribute NC_GLOBAL history String Tue Dec 16 12:16:24 2014: /usr/bin/ncrcat -4 -L 3 --output=/home/combiner/aquarious_v3_sss_daily/20110801T0000_TO_20110901T0000.nc /mnt/gluster/data/netCDF/aquariusV3/SSS/daily/processed/aquarius_SSS_2011-08-26-12.nc /mnt/gluster/data/netCDF/aquariusV3/SSS/daily/processed/aquarius_SSS_2011-08-27-12.nc /mnt/gluster/data/netCDF/aquariusV3/SSS/daily/processed/aquarius_SSS_2011-08-28-12.nc /mnt/gluster/data/netCDF/aquariusV3/SSS/daily/processed/aquarius_SSS_2011-08-29-12.nc /mnt/gluster/data/netCDF/aquariusV3/SSS/daily/processed/aquarius_SSS_2011-08-30-12.nc /mnt/gluster/data/netCDF/aquariusV3/SSS/daily/processed/aquarius_SSS_2011-08-31-12.nc
attribute NC_GLOBAL infoUrl String https://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov (external link)
attribute NC_GLOBAL Input_Files String Q2011238.L3b_DAY_SCI_V3.0.main
attribute NC_GLOBAL Input_Parameters String IFILE = Q2011238.L3b_DAY_SCI_V3.0.main|OFILE = Q2011238.L3m_DAY_SCI_V3.0_SSS_1deg|PFILE = |PROD = SSS|PALFILE = DEFAULT|PROCESSING VERSION = V3.0|MEAS = 1|STYPE = 0|DATAMIN = 0.000000|DATAMAX = 0.000000|LONWEST = -180.000000|LONEAST = 180.000000|LATSOUTH = -90.000000|LATNORTH = 90.000000|RESOLUTION = 1deg|PROJECTION = RECT|GAP_FILL = 0|SEAM_LON = -180.000000|PRECISION=F
attribute NC_GLOBAL institution String NASA JPL PODAAC
attribute NC_GLOBAL Intercept float 0.0
attribute NC_GLOBAL keywords String aquarius, daily, data, density, Earth Science > Oceans > Salinity/Density > Salinity, image, jpl, level, mapped, nasa, oceans, podaac, salinity, sea, sea_surface_salinity, standard, surface, v3.0
attribute NC_GLOBAL keywords_vocabulary String GCMD Science Keywords
attribute NC_GLOBAL L2_Flag_Names byte 0
attribute NC_GLOBAL Latitude_Step float 1.0
attribute NC_GLOBAL Latitude_Units String degrees North
attribute NC_GLOBAL license String Please provide acknowledgement of the use of PO.DAAC data products, images, and services in publications or presentations. It is important for NASA, it’s Missions and our science data product providers and partners. For additional citation information see https://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/CitingPODAAC
attribute NC_GLOBAL Longitude_Step float 1.0
attribute NC_GLOBAL Longitude_Units String degrees East
attribute NC_GLOBAL Map_Projection String Equidistant Cylindrical
attribute NC_GLOBAL Measure String Mean
attribute NC_GLOBAL Metadata_Conventions String CF-1.6, COARDS, Unidata Dataset Discovery v1.0
attribute NC_GLOBAL Metadata_Link String https://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/dataset/AQUARIUS_L3_WIND_SPEED_SMI_DAILY_V3 (external link)
attribute NC_GLOBAL Mission String SAC-D Aquarius
attribute NC_GLOBAL Mission_Characteristics String Nominal orbit: inclination=98.0 (Sun-synchronous); node=6PM (ascending); eccentricity=<0.002; altitude=657 km; ground speed=6.825 km/sec
attribute NC_GLOBAL nco_openmp_thread_number int 1
attribute NC_GLOBAL Northernmost_Latitude float 90.0
attribute NC_GLOBAL Northernmost_Northing double 90.0
attribute NC_GLOBAL Number_of_Columns int 360
attribute NC_GLOBAL Number_of_Lines int 180
attribute NC_GLOBAL Orbit int 0
attribute NC_GLOBAL Parameter String Sea Surface Salinity
attribute NC_GLOBAL Period_End_Day short 0
attribute NC_GLOBAL Period_End_Year short 0
attribute NC_GLOBAL Period_Start_Day short 0
attribute NC_GLOBAL Period_Start_Year short 0
attribute NC_GLOBAL Processing_Control String smigen par=Q2011238.L3m_DAY_SCI_V3.0_SSS_1deg.param
attribute NC_GLOBAL processing_level String L3 V3.0 data processing is described in ftp://podaac-ftp.jpl.nasa.gov/allData/aquarius/docs/v3/AQ-010-UG-0008_AquariusUserGuide_DatasetV3.0.pdf
attribute NC_GLOBAL Processing_Time String 2014145042618000
attribute NC_GLOBAL Processing_Version String V3.0
attribute NC_GLOBAL Product_Name String Q2011238.L3m_DAY_SCI_V3.0_SSS_1deg
attribute NC_GLOBAL Product_Type byte 0
attribute NC_GLOBAL project String Aquarius/SAC-D Mission
attribute NC_GLOBAL publisher_email String podaac at podaac.jpl.nasa.gov
attribute NC_GLOBAL publisher_name String NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Physical Oceanography Distributed Active Archive Center
attribute NC_GLOBAL publisher_url String podaac.jpl.nasa.gov
attribute NC_GLOBAL Scaling String linear
attribute NC_GLOBAL Scaling_Equation String (Slope*l3m_data) + Intercept = Parameter value
attribute NC_GLOBAL Sensor String Aquarius
attribute NC_GLOBAL Sensor_Characteristics byte 0
attribute NC_GLOBAL Sensor_Name byte 0
attribute NC_GLOBAL Slope float 1.0
attribute NC_GLOBAL Software_Name String smigen
attribute NC_GLOBAL Software_Version String 4.45
attribute NC_GLOBAL sourceUrl String (local files)
attribute NC_GLOBAL Southernmost_Latitude float -90.0
attribute NC_GLOBAL Southernmost_Northing double -89.0
attribute NC_GLOBAL standard_name_vocabulary String CF Standard Name Table V26
attribute NC_GLOBAL Start_Day short 238
attribute NC_GLOBAL Start_Millisec int 2179398
attribute NC_GLOBAL Start_Orbit int 0
attribute NC_GLOBAL Start_Time String 2011238003619398
attribute NC_GLOBAL Start_Year short 2011
attribute NC_GLOBAL Station_Latitude float 0.0
attribute NC_GLOBAL Station_Longitude float 0.0
attribute NC_GLOBAL Station_Name byte 0
attribute NC_GLOBAL Suggested_Image_Scaling_Applied String No
attribute NC_GLOBAL Suggested_Image_Scaling_Maximum float 70.0
attribute NC_GLOBAL Suggested_Image_Scaling_Minimum float 0.0
attribute NC_GLOBAL Suggested_Image_Scaling_Type String ATAN
attribute NC_GLOBAL summary String 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 sea surface salinity product for version 3.0 of the Aquarius data set, which is the official second release of the operational data from AQUARIUS/SAC-D mission. The Aquarius instrument is onboard the AQUARIUS/SAC-D satellite, a collaborative effort between NASA and the Argentinian Space Agency Comision Nacional de Actividades Espaciales (CONAE). The instrument consists of three radiometers in push broom alignment at incidence angles of 29, 38, and 46 degrees incidence angles relative to the shadow side of the orbit. Footprints for the beams are: 76 km (along-track) x 94 km (cross-track), 84 km x 120 km and 96km x 156 km, yielding a total cross-track swath of 370 km. The radiometers measure brightness temperature at 1.413 GHz in their respective horizontal and vertical polarizations (TH and TV). A scatterometer operating at 1.26 GHz measures ocean backscatter in each footprint that is used for surface roughness corrections in the estimation of salinity. The scatterometer has an approximate 390km swath.
attribute NC_GLOBAL SW_Point_Latitude float -89.5
attribute NC_GLOBAL SW_Point_Longitude float -179.5
attribute NC_GLOBAL time_coverage_end String 2015-04-30T12:00:00Z
attribute NC_GLOBAL time_coverage_start String 2011-08-26T12:00:00Z
attribute NC_GLOBAL Title String Level-3 Standard Mapped Image
attribute NC_GLOBAL title String Aquarius Level 3 Sea Surface Salinity Standard Mapped Image Daily Data V3.0
attribute NC_GLOBAL Units String psu
attribute NC_GLOBAL Westernmost_Easting double -180.0
attribute NC_GLOBAL Westernmost_Longitude float -180.0
dimension time   double nValues=1094, evenlySpaced=false, averageSpacing=1 day 5h 29m 22s
attribute time _ChunkSizes uint 1
attribute time _CoordinateAxisType String Time
attribute time actual_range double 1.31436E9, 1.4303952E9
attribute time axis String T
attribute time ioos_category String Time
attribute time long_name String Time
attribute time standard_name String time
attribute time time_origin String 01-JAN-1970 00:00:00
attribute time units String seconds since 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z
dimension latitude   double nValues=180, evenlySpaced=true, averageSpacing=-1.0
attribute latitude _ChunkSizes uint 180
attribute latitude _CoordinateAxisType String Lat
attribute latitude actual_range double -89.0, 90.0
attribute latitude axis String Y
attribute latitude ioos_category String Location
attribute latitude long_name String Latitude
attribute latitude standard_name String latitude
attribute latitude units String degrees_north
dimension longitude   double nValues=360, evenlySpaced=true, averageSpacing=1.0
attribute longitude _ChunkSizes uint 360
attribute longitude _CoordinateAxisType String Lon
attribute longitude actual_range double -180.0, 179.0
attribute longitude axis String X
attribute longitude ioos_category String Location
attribute longitude long_name String Longitude
attribute longitude standard_name String longitude
attribute longitude units String degrees_east
variable SSS   float time, latitude, longitude
attribute SSS _ChunkSizes uint 1, 180, 360
attribute SSS colorBarMaximum double 37.0
attribute SSS colorBarMinimum double 32.0
attribute SSS Intercept float 0.0
attribute SSS ioos_category String Salinity
attribute SSS long_name String Sea Surface Salinity
attribute SSS Scaling String linear
attribute SSS Scaling_Equation String (Slope*l3m_data) + Intercept = Parameter value
attribute SSS Slope float 1.0
attribute SSS standard_name String sea_surface_salinity
attribute SSS units String 1e-3
attribute SSS valid_min float 0.0

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