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Description

Provides low resolution (LR) non-time critical (NTC; 60-day latency) measurements of sea surface height anomaly (SSHA), Significant Wave Height (SWH), and Wind Speed. The NTC product is analogous to the Jason-3 GDR product.

Product Summary

Platforms
Sentinel-6A
Instruments
Poseidon-4 Radar Altimeter ,
AMR-C ,
DORIS ,
GNSS RECEIVER
Projects
Sentinel-6
Spatial Extent

N: 66.15 S: -66.15 E: 180 W: -180

Location
GLOBAL ,
GLOBAL OCEAN
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
GEODETIC
Temporal Extent
2020-11-30
Data Partner
Physical Oceanography Distributed Active Archive Center, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA (NASA/JPL/PODAAC)
Concept ID
C1968980570-POCLOUD
Data State
DEPRECATED
Number of Files/Granules
0
Processing Level
2
Science Keywords
Sea Surface Height ,
Significant Wave Height

Citation

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SENTINEL-6. (2021). Sentinel-6A MF/Jason-CS L2 P4 Altimeter Low Resolution (LR) NTC Reduced Ocean Surface Topography [Dataset]. NASA Physical Oceanography Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/S6AP4-2LRNT Date Accessed: 2026-10-27

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