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Sea Surface Topography Data Access and Tools
Sea Surface Topography Datasets
| Dataset | Platforms | Instruments | Temporal Extent | Location Keywords | Spatial Extent | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3B Monthly 3-Month Gridded Dynamic Ocean Topography V002 | ICESat-2 | ATLAS | 2018-10-13 to Present | GLOBAL OCEAN | N: 88 S: -88 E: 180 W: -180 | HDF5 |
| ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3B Monthly Gridded Dynamic Ocean Topography V003 | ICESat-2 | ATLAS | 2018-10-13 to 2025-03-01 | GLOBAL OCEAN | N: 88 S: -88 E: 180 W: -180 | HDF5 |
| ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3B Monthly Gridded Dynamic Ocean Topography V004 | ICESat-2 | ATLAS | 2018-10-13 to Present | GLOBAL OCEAN | N: 88 S: -88 E: 180 W: -180 | HDF5 |
| AVISO Level 4 Absolute Dynamic Topography for Climate Model Comparison | 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 | GLOBAL | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | netCDF-4 |
| AVISO Level 4 Absolute Dynamic Topography for Climate Model Comparison Number of Observations | 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 | GLOBAL | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | NETCDF |
| AVISO Level 4 Absolute Dynamic Topography for Climate Model Comparison Standard Error | 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 | GLOBAL | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | NETCDF |
| Daily NeurOST L4 Sea Surface Height and Surface Geostrophic Currents | MODELS | 2010-01-01 to Present | GLOBAL | N: 79.9 S: -70 E: 180 W: -180 | netCDF-4 | |
| ECCO Sea Surface Height - Daily Mean 0.5 Degree (Version 4 Release 4) | MODELS, MITgcm | 1992-01-01 to 2018-01-01 | GLOBAL OCEAN | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | netCDF-4 | |
| ECCO Sea Surface Height - Daily Mean 0.5 Degree (Version 4 Release 4b) | MODELS, MITgcm | 1992-01-01 to 2018-01-01 | GLOBAL OCEAN | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | netCDF-4 | |
| ECCO Sea Surface Height - Daily Mean llc90 Grid (Version 4 Release 4) | MODELS, MITgcm | 1992-01-01 to 2018-01-01 | GLOBAL OCEAN | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | netCDF-4 |
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Featured Sea Surface Topography Observation Method: SWOT
NASA's Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) platform monitors Earth’s surface water and measures how water bodies, such seas and oceans, change over time. SWOTS measures water surface heights using its primary instrument, the Ka-band Radar Interferometer (KaRIn).
Recently released datasets from the SWOT mission provide scientists with previously unavailable measurements of Earth's surface water.
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Learn how to discover, access, and use Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) mission data and how these data can lead to new, innovative science and applications in the world of water.
Join us on Wed., July 30 at 2:00 p.m. EDT (-04:00 UTC) to explore SWOT hydrology data collections of rivers and lakes, and to learn how to work with SWOT hydrology data using tools provided by both NASA's PO.DAAC and the USGS.
Hydrocron enables users to receive all Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) observations for a specific river ID within a specified date range.
Sea Surface Topography Data Tools
| Tool Sort descending | Description | Services | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hydrocron | Hydrocron is an API that repackages hydrology datasets from SWOT into formats that make time-series analysis easier. | Subsetting, Visualization | |
| SWOT Swath Visualizer | The Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) Swath Visualizer provides a visualization of two instruments’ coverage of Earth's surface: the Ka-band Radar Interferometer and altimeter. | Analysis, Data Curation, Visualization |
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