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Sea Surface Height Data Access and Tools
From discovery to visualization, data tools such as Worldview, State of the Ocean (SOTO), and High-level Tool for Interactive Data Extraction / L2 Subsetting Services (HiTIDE) guide users in making the most of sea surface height data.
Sea Surface Height Datasets
| Dataset Sort descending | Version | Platforms | Instruments | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3B Monthly 3-Month Gridded Dynamic Ocean Topography V002 | 002 | ICESat-2 | ATLAS | 2018-10-13 to Present |
N: 88 S: -88 E: 180 W: -180 |
25 Kilometers x 25 Kilometers | HDF5 |
| ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3B Monthly Gridded Dynamic Ocean Topography V003 | 003 | ICESat-2 | ATLAS | 2018-10-13 to 2025-03-01 |
N: 88 S: -88 E: 180 W: -180 |
25 Kilometers x 25 Kilometers | HDF5 |
| ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3B Monthly Gridded Dynamic Ocean Topography V004 | 004 | ICESat-2 | ATLAS | 2018-10-13 to Present |
N: 88 S: -88 E: 180 W: -180 |
25 Kilometers x 25 Kilometers | HDF5 |
| AVISO Level 4 Absolute Dynamic Topography for Climate Model Comparison | 1 | JASON-1, TOPEX/POSEIDON, ENVISAT, GRACE, OSTM/JASON-2, ERS-1, ERS-2 | JASON-1 Microwave Radiometer, POSEIDON-2, TMR, ALT (TOPEX), SSALT, RA-2, GRACE-FO ACC, GRACE SCA, GRACE-FO KBR, AMR, POSEIDON-3, ERS-1 ALTIMETER, ERS-2 Altimeter | 1992-10-01 to 2010-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees | netCDF-4 |
| AVISO Level 4 Absolute Dynamic Topography for Climate Model Comparison Number of Observations | 1 | JASON-1, TOPEX/POSEIDON, ENVISAT, GRACE, OSTM/JASON-2, ERS-1, ERS-2 | JASON-1 Microwave Radiometer, POSEIDON-2, ALT (TOPEX), TMR, SSALT, RA-2, GRACE-FO ACC, GRACE SCA, GRACE-FO KBR, AMR, POSEIDON-3, ERS-1 ALTIMETER, ERS-2 Altimeter | 1992-10-01 to 2010-12-30 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees | NETCDF |
| AVISO Level 4 Absolute Dynamic Topography for Climate Model Comparison Standard Error | 1 | JASON-1, TOPEX/POSEIDON, ENVISAT, GRACE, OSTM/JASON-2, ERS-1, ERS-2 | JASON-1 Microwave Radiometer, POSEIDON-2, ALT (TOPEX), TMR, SSALT, RA-2, GRACE-FO ACC, GRACE SCA, GRACE-FO KBR, AMR, POSEIDON-3, ERS-1 ALTIMETER, ERS-2 Altimeter | 1992-10-01 to 2010-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees | NETCDF |
| Daily NeurOST L4 Sea Surface Height and Surface Geostrophic Currents | 2024.0 | MODELS | 2010-01-01 to Present |
N: 79.9 S: -70 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.1 Decimal Degrees x 0.1 Decimal Degrees | netCDF-4 | |
| ECCO Sea Surface Height - Daily Mean 0.5 Degree (Version 4 Release 4) | V4r4 | MODELS, MITgcm | 1992-01-01 to 2018-01-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.5 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees | netCDF-4 | |
| ECCO Sea Surface Height - Daily Mean 0.5 Degree (Version 4 Release 4b) | V4r4b | MODELS, MITgcm | 1992-01-01 to 2018-01-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.5 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees | netCDF-4 | |
| ECCO Sea Surface Height - Daily Mean llc90 Grid (Version 4 Release 4) | V4r4 | MODELS, MITgcm | 1992-01-01 to 2018-01-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees | netCDF-4 |
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