DATA
TOPEX/POSEIDON ALTIMETER MERGED GEOPHYSICAL DATA RECORD GENERATION B
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DOI
10.5067/TPMGD-BIN0B
Short Name
PODAAC_MGDR
Description
The TOPEX/POSEIDON MGDR (Merged Geophysical Data Record) contains global coverage altimeter data. This data set (MGDR-B) contains generation B data which replaces the generation A data set. The objective of the TOPEX/POSEIDON mission, launched in August 1992 and currently operating, is to determine ocean topography with a sea surface height measurement precision of 3 cm and a sea level measurement accuracy of 13 cm. The data product combines measurements from two altimeters, a NASA dual frequency (Ku and C band) instrument similar to the Geosat altimeter, and a French (CNES) instrument which is a proof-of-concept solid-state altimeter (Ku band). This data set contains mean sea surface, ionospheric corrections, sigma0 and all parameters needed to calculate sea surface height anomalies and total electron content. The data are in binary format.
Version
B
Measurement
Oceans
› Sea Surface Topography
› Sea Surface Height
› none
Oceans › Sea Surface Topography › Significant Wave Height › none
Oceans › Sea Surface Topography › Significant Wave Height › none
Processing Level
2
Coverage
Global
Northernmost Latitude
66.0
Southernmost Latitude
-66.0
Westernmost Longitude
0.0
Easternmost Longitude
360.0
Time Span(s)
September 25, 1992 to
October 8, 2005
Resolution
Spatial Resolution
11.2 km (Along) x 5.1 km (Across)
Projection
-
Platform/Sensor
TOPEX/POSEIDON/TOPEX ALTIMETER, TOPEX/POSEIDON/POSEIDON ALTIMETER, TOPEX/POSEIDON/TOPEX MICROWAVE RADIOMETER
Project
TOPEX/Poseidon
(TOPEX/POSEIDON)
Data Provider
PO.DAAC
