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Title: OSTM/Jason-2: Level-2 Geophysical Data Records Documentation
Abstract: This accession includes data descriptions for OSTM/Jason served by the NOAA/NESDIS Comprehensive Large Array-data Stewardship System (CLASS).

Data Description: The level 2 geophysical data records derived from instruments aboard the JASON-2 satellite and are available as 3 datatypes: Operational Geophysical Data Records (OGDR), Interim Geophysical Data Records (IGDR) and final Geophysical Data Records (GDR). The OGDRs are near-real-time records and are generated every 3-5 hours. They are based on orbits from DORIS propagator and forecast meteorological fields for the geophysical corrections. The IGDRs are based on preliminary DORIS ephemeris, analyzed meteorological grids, and preliminary auxiliary data files. They have a data latency of 1 - 2 days. The S-IGDR is a superset of the IGDR, containing the original radar echo "waveform" data. The GDRs are based on final high-precision DORIS (perhaps combined with GPS) ephemeris, final meteorological grids, ancillary and auxiliary data files. S-GDR is a superset of the GDR, containing the waveform data. They are generated every 10 days. Sea Surface Height Anomaly (SSHA) files are available for IGDR and GDR. All files are available in NetCDF format and the OGDR is also available in BUFR format.
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Start date: 20080701
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Seanames: World-Wide Distribution
West boundary: -180
East boundary: 180
North boundary: 66
South boundary: -66
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Metadata version: 1
Keydate: 2008-07-09 19:24:07+00
Editdate: 2008-07-09 19:58:18+00