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Ocean Waves Data Access and Tools
Ocean waves data from NASA range from regularly updated high-resolution Sentinel-1 radar imagery to historical Seasat data. Our datasets and tools help users find and integrate the data they need to learn more about the nature of ocean waves and their contributions to sea and coastal processes.
Ocean Waves Datasets
| Dataset Sort descending | Version | Platforms | Instruments | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sentinel-6A MF Jason-CS L3 P4 Altimeter Low Resolution (LR) NTC Ocean Surface Topography (Unfiltered) Version G01 | G01 | Sentinel-6A | Poseidon-4 Radar Altimeter | 2020-11-30 |
N: 66.15 S: -66.15 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) L1-L3 Ancillary NOAA Data V001 | 1 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 2015-01-31 to Present |
N: 86.4 S: -86.4 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-3, ASCII | |
| SWOT Level 2 KaRIn Low Rate Sea Surface Height Data Product - Basic, Version C | 2.0 | SWOT | KaRIn, Jason-class Altimeter, AMR, DORIS, GPSP, LRA | 2022-12-16 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
2 Kilometers x 2 Kilometers<br>250 Meters x 250 Meters | netCDF-4 |
| SWOT Level 2 KaRIn Low Rate Sea Surface Height Data Product - Basic, Version D | D | SWOT | KaRIn, Jason-class Altimeter, AMR, DORIS, GPSP, LRA | 2022-12-16 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
2 Kilometers x 2 Kilometers<br>250 Meters x 250 Meters | netCDF-4 |
| SWOT Level 2 KaRIn Low Rate Sea Surface Height Data Product - Expert, Version C | 2.0 | SWOT | KaRIn, Jason-class Altimeter, AMR, DORIS, GPSP, LRA | 2022-12-16 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
2 Kilometers x 2 Kilometers<br>250 Meters x 250 Meters | netCDF-4 |
| SWOT Level 2 KaRIn Low Rate Sea Surface Height Data Product - Expert, Version D | D | SWOT | KaRIn, Jason-class Altimeter, AMR, DORIS, GPSP, LRA | 2022-12-16 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
2 Kilometers x 2 Kilometers<br>250 Meters x 250 Meters | netCDF-4 |
| SWOT Level 2 KaRIn Low Rate Sea Surface Height Data Product - Unsmoothed, Version C | 2.0 | SWOT | KaRIn, Jason-class Altimeter, AMR, DORIS, GPSP, LRA | 2022-12-16 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
2 Kilometers x 2 Kilometers<br>250 Meters x 250 Meters | netCDF-4 |
| SWOT Level 2 KaRIn Low Rate Sea Surface Height Data Product - Unsmoothed, Version D | D | SWOT | KaRIn, Jason-class Altimeter, AMR, DORIS, GPSP, LRA | 2022-12-16 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
2 Kilometers x 2 Kilometers<br>250 Meters x 250 Meters | netCDF-4 |
| SWOT Level 2 KaRIn Low Rate Sea Surface Height Data Product - WindWave, Version C | 2.0 | SWOT | KaRIn, Jason-class Altimeter, AMR, DORIS, GPSP, LRA | 2022-12-16 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
2 Kilometers x 2 Kilometers<br>250 Meters x 250 Meters | netCDF-4 |
| SWOT Level 2 KaRIn Low Rate Sea Surface Height Data Product - WindWave, Version D | D | SWOT | KaRIn, Jason-class Altimeter, AMR, DORIS, GPSP, LRA | 2022-12-16 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
2 Kilometers x 2 Kilometers<br>250 Meters x 250 Meters | netCDF-4 |
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Featured Ocean Waves Observation Method: GNSS
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