Gulf of Mexico SSH Anomaly Grid - 2015

Since 1996, global, near-real-time maps of mesoscale anomalies derived from tandem sampling provided by altimeters aboard the Topography Experiment (TOPEX)/Poseidon and European Remote Sensing Satellite (ERS)-2 satellites have been posted on web pages hosted at the Colorado Center for Astrodynamics Research. The original, near-real-time processing system was based on a quick-look analysis that referenced the data to a high-resolution gridded mean sea surface available at the time. Recently, state-of-the-art mean sea surfaces have been derived that are based on a more complete record of altimeter observations. An updated mesoscale monitoring system based on a new mean surface is described and shown to provide improved mesoscale monitoring to the successful system implemented in 1996.

Data and Resources

Metadata Date

2024-05-16

Metadata Tags

CF Standard Names

Online Access

OPeNDAP (DAP Client Access)

These data are available for access with an OPeNDAP client

OGC:WMS (OGC Web Map Service)

These data are available for access with an OGC WMS compatible client

ERDDAP (DAP Client Access)

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Distribution Formats
  • OPeNDAP (Version: DAP/2.0 )
Distributor Colorado Center for Astrodynamics Research
Point of Contact Bob Leben
Colorado Center for Astrodynamics Research
leben@colorado.edu
Background Information (Background information from the source)
Originator Bob Leben
Colorado Center for Astrodynamics Research
leben@colorado.edu
Background Information (Background information from the source)
Dataset Point of Contact Felimon Gayanilo
GCOOS
+1 361-825-3454
data@gcoos.org
General Documentation
Associated Documentation Colorado Center for Astrodynamics Research
Date(s) creation: 2020-07-23
issued: 2020-07-23
creation: 2020-07-23
issued: 2020-07-23
creation: 2020-07-23
issued: 2020-07-23
creation: 2020-07-23
issued: 2020-07-23
Use Limitations Unrestricted use and distribution
Time Period 2015-01-01T01:00:00Z to 2015-12-31T01:00:00Z
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates N: 31.0° S: 18.0° E: -80.0° W: -98.0°
Theme keywords Uncategorized
  • above
  • altimeter
  • anomalies
  • anomaly
  • astrodynamics
  • attribute
  • center
  • colorado
  • data
  • earth science> ocean> coastal processes> sea surface height
  • ers
  • european
  • experiment
  • gridded
  • gulf
  • gulf of mexico
  • historical
  • included
  • level
  • list
  • mean
  • mexico
  • model
  • near
  • nrt
  • please
  • radar
  • real
  • remote
  • research
  • satellite
  • satellites
  • sea
  • sea level
  • see
  • sensing
  • ssh
  • surface
  • topex
  • topography
  • various

CF Standard Name Table v55
  • time
  • latitude
  • longitude
  • sea_surface_height_above_sea_level
Project keywords Uncategorized
  • Colorado Center for Astrodynamics Research
Use Constraints Unrestricted use and distribution
Lineage Statement Creation date: 51 49 49 53
Platforms
platform satellites
platform_name satellites_included: cryosat2, saral
platform_vocabulary https://mmisw.org/ont/ioos/platform
Ingestion Attributes
Instrument Attributes
Attribution Information
creator_address 3775 Discovery Drive
creator_city Boulder
creator_country USA
creator_phone +1-303-492-4113
creator_sector academic
creator_state Colorado
creator_postalcode 80309
creator_url https://www.colorado.edu/ccar/robert-leben
publisher_address Eller O&M Building, 3146 TAMU, 797 Lamar St
publisher_city College Station
publisher_country USA
publisher_phone +1-979-862-7662
publisher_state Texas
publisher_postalcode 77843
infoUrl https://www.colorado.edu/ccar/labs-and-facilities
CF related
standard_name_vocabulary CF Standard Name Table v55