Arctic Sea Surface Salinity L2 orbits and L3 maps (V.3.1) [Dataset]

Develop a new algorithm and novel approaches with the aim of producing the best quality SSS product of the Arctic region of well-characterized accuracy using SMOS data. Data acquisition Satellite: ESA SMOS mission (Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity). Time coverage 01 January, 2011 - 31 December, 2019. L2 time resolution 2 minutes. L3 time resolution 3 days, 9 days and 18 day. Maps frequency generation: Daily. Spatial coverage Latitude range: 50ºN-90ºN Longitude range: 180ºW-180ºE. Spatial resolution: 25 km. Spatial projection: Lambert Azimuthal Equal Area. Spatial grid WGS 84 / NSIDC EASE-Grid 2.0 North (EPGS:6931). Format NetCDF. Climate and Forecast (CF) conventions version: 1.6.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Martínez, Justino, Gabarró, Carolina, Turiel, Antonio
Other Authors: European Space Agency
Format: dataset biblioteca
Language:English
Published: CSIC - Instituto de Ciencias del Mar (ICM) 2020-09
Subjects:Sea Surface Salinity, Brightness temperature, L-band, SMOS, Satellite data,
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/219679
http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000844
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Summary:Develop a new algorithm and novel approaches with the aim of producing the best quality SSS product of the Arctic region of well-characterized accuracy using SMOS data. Data acquisition Satellite: ESA SMOS mission (Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity). Time coverage 01 January, 2011 - 31 December, 2019. L2 time resolution 2 minutes. L3 time resolution 3 days, 9 days and 18 day. Maps frequency generation: Daily. Spatial coverage Latitude range: 50ºN-90ºN Longitude range: 180ºW-180ºE. Spatial resolution: 25 km. Spatial projection: Lambert Azimuthal Equal Area. Spatial grid WGS 84 / NSIDC EASE-Grid 2.0 North (EPGS:6931). Format NetCDF. Climate and Forecast (CF) conventions version: 1.6.