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Salinity Datasets
| Dataset Sort descending | Version | Platform | Instrument | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RSS SMAP Level 3 Sea Surface Salinity Standard Mapped Image 8-Day Running Mean V4.0 Validated Dataset | 4.0 | SMAP | SMAP L-BAND RADIOMETER | 2015-03-27 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.25 Decimal Degrees x 0.25 Decimal Degrees | netCDF-4 |
| RSS SMAP Level 3 Sea Surface Salinity Standard Mapped Image 8-Day Running Mean V5.0 Validated Dataset | 5.0 | SMAP | SMAP L-BAND RADIOMETER | 2015-03-27 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.25 Decimal Degrees x 0.25 Decimal Degrees | netCDF-4 |
| RSS SMAP Level 3 Sea Surface Salinity Standard Mapped Image 8-Day Running Mean V5.3 Evaluation Dataset | 5.3 | SMAP | SMAP L-BAND RADIOMETER | 2015-03-27 to 2024-01-05 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.25 Decimal Degrees x 0.25 Decimal Degrees | netCDF-4 |
| RSS SMAP Level 3 Sea Surface Salinity Standard Mapped Image 8-Day Running Mean V6.0 Validated Dataset | 6.0 | SMAP | SMAP L-BAND RADIOMETER | 2015-03-27 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.25 Decimal Degrees x 0.25 Decimal Degrees | netCDF-4 |
| RSS SMAP Level 3 Sea Surface Salinity Standard Mapped Image Monthly V4.0 Validated Dataset | 4.0 | SMAP | SMAP L-BAND RADIOMETER | 2015-04-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.25 Decimal Degrees x 0.25 Decimal Degrees | netCDF-4 |
| RSS SMAP Level 3 Sea Surface Salinity Standard Mapped Image Monthly V5.0 Validated Dataset | 5.0 | SMAP | SMAP L-BAND RADIOMETER | 2015-04-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.25 Decimal Degrees x 0.25 Decimal Degrees | netCDF-4 |
| RSS SMAP Level 3 Sea Surface Salinity Standard Mapped Image Monthly V5.3 Evaluation Dataset | 5.3 | SMAP | SMAP L-BAND RADIOMETER | 2015-04-01 to 2024-01-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.25 Decimal Degrees x 0.25 Decimal Degrees | netCDF-4 |
| RSS SMAP Level 3 Sea Surface Salinity Standard Mapped Image Monthly V6.0 Validated Dataset | 6.0 | SMAP | SMAP L-BAND RADIOMETER | 2015-04-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.25 Decimal Degrees x 0.25 Decimal Degrees | netCDF-4 |
| Saildrone 2021 Arctic field campaign for the Multi-Sensor Improved SST (MISST) project | 1 | Saildrone | CTD, ADCP, ANEMOMETERS, FLUOROMETERS, TEMPERATURE SENSORS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, PYROMETERS, PAR SENSORS, BAROMETERS | 2021-07-06 to 2021-10-21 |
N: 71 S: 65 E: -164.5 W: -168 |
netCDF-4 | |
| Saildrone 2022 Arctic field campaign for the Multi-Sensor Improved SST (MISST) project | 1 | Saildrone | CTD, ADCP, ANEMOMETERS, FLUOROMETERS, TEMPERATURE SENSORS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, PYROMETERS, PAR SENSORS, BAROMETERS | 2022-06-18 to 2022-08-17 |
N: 71.6 S: 65.2 E: -157.2 W: -168.5 |
netCDF-4 | |
| Saildrone Arctic field campaign surface and ADCP measurements for NOPP-MISST project | 1.0 | Saildrone | PYROMETERS, ADCP, CTD, ANEMOMETERS, FLUOROMETERS, BAROMETERS | 2019-05-14 to 2019-10-11 |
N: 75.5 S: 53.8 E: -146.1 W: -168.7 |
netCDF-4 | |
| Saildrone Baja field campaign surface and ADCP measurements | 1.0 | Saildrone | PYROMETERS, ADCP, CTD, FLUOROMETERS, ANEMOMETERS, BAROMETERS | 2018-04-11 to 2018-06-11 |
N: 37.82 S: 28.01 E: -115.52 W: -125.55 |
netCDF-4 | |
| Saildrone field campaign surface and ADCP measurements for the Atlantic Tradewind Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Interaction Campaign (ATOMIC) project | 1.0 | Saildrone | PYROMETERS, ADCP, CTD, ANEMOMETERS, FLUOROMETERS, BAROMETERS | 2020-01-17 to 2020-03-02 |
N: 12.1 S: 7.4 E: -48.6 W: -59.4 |
netCDF-4 | |
| SASSIE Arctic Field Campaign ALTO/ALAMO Profiling Float Data Fall 2022 Version 1 | 1 | Argo-Float | CTD | 2022-09-08 to 2022-10-15 |
N: 73.5 S: 71 E: -145 W: -156 |
netCDF-4 | |
| SASSIE Arctic Field Campaign Drifter Hydrography Data Fall 2025 Version 2 | 2 | BUOYS | CTD | 2022-09-09 to 2025-07-11 |
N: 75.6 S: 72.9 E: -150 W: -163.9 |
netCDF-4 | |
| SASSIE Arctic Field Campaign Jet Surface Salinity Profiler Data Fall 2022 Version 1 | 1 | ROVS | CTD, WIND MONITOR, TEMPERATURE SENSORS, PRESSURE SENSORS | 2022-09-10 to 2022-09-26 |
N: 73.5 S: 72 E: -144 W: -151 |
netCDF-4 | |
| SASSIE Arctic Field Campaign Shipboard Castaway CTD Data Fall 2022 Version 1 | 1 | Ships | CTD | 2022-09-09 to 2022-09-19 |
N: 73.5 S: 72 E: -145 W: -152.5 |
netCDF-4 | |
| SASSIE Arctic Field Campaign Shipboard Thermosalinograph Data Fall 2022 Version 1 | 1 | Ships | THERMOSALINOGRAPHS | 2022-09-05 to 2022-10-03 |
N: 73.6 S: 64.5 E: -144 W: -169 |
netCDF-4 | |
| SASSIE Arctic Field Campaign SWIFT Data Fall 2022 Version 1 | 1 | BUOYS | CTD, ADCP, WAVE HEIGHT GAUGES, ANEMOMETERS, BAROMETERS, THERMOMETERS | 2022-09-09 to 2022-09-30 |
N: 73.5 S: 72 E: -145.5 W: -153.6 |
netCDF-4 | |
| SASSIE Arctic Field Campaign Under Ice Float Fall 2022 Version 1 | 1 | BUOYS | CTD | 2022-09-10 to 2022-10-23 |
N: 74 S: 73 E: -152 W: -156 |
netCDF-4 | |
| SASSIE Arctic Field Campaign Wave Glider Data Fall 2022 Version 1 | 1 | Wave Glider | CTD, ADCP, WAVE HEIGHT GAUGES, ANEMOMETERS, BAROMETERS, THERMOMETERS | 2022-08-12 to 2022-09-30 |
N: 73.5 S: 70 E: -142 W: -156 |
netCDF-4 | |
| Seaglider CTD data for the SPURS-1 N. Atlantic field campaign | 1.0 | SEAGLIDER | CTD | 2012-09-13 to 2013-08-24 |
N: 26 S: 23 E: -34 W: -39 |
1 Meters x 1 Meters | netCDF-4 |
| Seasoar CTD data for the SPURS-1 N. Atlantic field campaign | 1.0 | Seasoar | CTD | 2013-03-22 to 2013-04-08 |
N: 26 S: 22 E: -36 W: -39 |
1 Meters x 1 Meters | netCDF-4 |
| S-MODE L2 Shipboard Bottle Data Version 1 | 1 | Ships | WATER BOTTLES, SALINOMETERS | 2021-10-22 to 2023-05-02 |
N: 38.1 S: 36.3 E: -122.9 W: -125.4 |
netCDF-4 | |
| S-MODE L2 Shipboard Conductivity, Temperature, and Depth Measurements Version 1 | 1 | Ships | CTD | 2021-08-01 to 2023-05-05 |
N: 38.1 S: 36.3 E: -122.9 W: -125.4 |
netCDF-4 |
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