Gridded Altimeter Fields with Enhanced Coastal Coverage Daily

10.5067/USWCD-ALT01

ALT_TIDE_GAUGE_L4_OST_SLA_US_WEST_COAST_DAILY

The Gridded Altimeter Fields with Enhanced Coastal Coverage data product contains Sea Surface Height Anomalies (SSHA or SLA) and zonal and meridional geostrophic velocities for the US west coast encompassing 35.25 deg-48.5 deg N latitude and 227.75 deg-248.5 deg E longitude. This annually updated data product extends from October 14, 1992 through November 4, 2009. SSHA and current velocities are derived from the AVISO quarter degree DT UPD MSLA version 3.0 grids, 0.75 deg and greater away from the coast. Values within 0.75 deg of the coast are derived from tide gauge observations and interpolated out to the altimeter filled region. Details on how these data are derived can be found in: Saraceno, M., P. T. Strub, and P. M. Kosro (2008), Estimates of sea surface height and near-surface alongshore coastal currents from combinations of altimeters and tide gauges, J. Geophys. Res., 113, C11013, doi:10.1029/2008JC004756.

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OCEANS › SEA SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY › SEA SURFACE HEIGHT
OCEANS › OCEAN CIRCULATION › OCEAN CURRENTS

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October 14, 1992 to January 19, 2011

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JASON-1/POSEIDON-2, TOPEX/POSEIDON/SSALT, OSTM/JASON-2/POSEIDON-3

Cooperative Institute for Oceanographic Satellite Studies (CIOSS)

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