Integrated Multi-Mission Ocean Altimeter Data for Climate Research complete time series Version 4.2

10.5067/ALTTS-TJ142

MERGED_TP_J1_OSTM_OST_ALL_V42

This dataset contains along track geo-referenced Sea Surface Height Anomalies (SSHA) from TOPEX/Poseidon, Jason-1, OSTM/Jason-2 and Jason-3 (depending on time period) merged onto a single mean reference orbit. All biases and cross-calibrations have been applied to the data so SSHA are consistent between satellites to form a single climate data record. Altimeter data from the multi-mission Geophysical Data Records (GDRs) are interpolated to a common reference orbit facilitating direct time series analysis of the geo-referenced SSH. However this product does not use the TOPEX internal calibration-mode range correction. This is the main difference between version 4 and version 4.2. More information on this calibration can be found at Beckley et al. 2017 DOI 10.1002/2017JC013090. The data are in netCDF format . The data start at September 1992. The newest data are appended to the file quarterly.

4.2

OCEANS › SEA SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY › SEA SURFACE HEIGHT

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September 25, 1992 to Present

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JASON-1/POSEIDON-2, JASON-1/JASON-1 Microwave Radiometer, TOPEX/POSEIDON/ALT (TOPEX), TOPEX/POSEIDON/SSALT, TOPEX/POSEIDON/TMR, OSTM/JASON-2/POSEIDON-3, OSTM/JASON-2/AMR, JASON-3/POSEIDON-3B

Making Earth Science Data Records for Use in Research Environments (MEaSUREs)

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