Sea Surface Height - Office of Satellite Data Processing and Distribution

Sea Surface Height

Developmental Products

Sea Surface Height Anomaly

Sample Sea Surface height anomaly

Sea Surface Height Anomaly is measured as the difference between the best estimate of the satellite-observed sea surface height and a mean sea surface.

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OSTM/Jason-2

Resolution:

~300 m along track (20 Hz)
~7 km along track (1 Hz)

Frequency: 10-14 times each day

Significant Wave Height

Sample Significant Wave Height

This product estimates the wave height from the shape and intensity of the altimeter radar echo, representing ~2-5 km footprint depending on sea state, to within 10% or 0.5 meters, whichever is greater.

Product Information Handbook Link (PDF 1.13 Mb)

OSTM/Jason-2

Resolution:

~300 m along track (20 Hz)
~7 km along track (1 Hz)

Frequency: 10-14 times each day

Additional Links:

SALP Products Specification – Volume 1: Jason-2 User Products (PDF 952K)
OSTM/Jason-2 Products Handbook (PDF 1.13 Mb)
Comet Module: Jason-2: Using Satellite Altimetry to Monitor the Ocean

Other Jason-2/Ocean Surface Topography Mission (OSTM) web sites:

NOAA (OSTM/Jason-2): http://www.osdpd.noaa.gov/ml/info/ostm/
Eumetsat: http://www.eumetsat.int/Home/Main/What_We_Do/Satellites/Jason/index.htm
JPL: http://topex-www.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/ostm.html
JPL: http://sealevel.jpl.nasa.gov
CNES: http://smsc.cnes.fr/JASON2/
AVISO: http://www.aviso.oceanobs.com/en/missions/current-missions/jason-2/index.html
AVISO: http://www.aviso.oceanobs.com/
CLASS Access: http://www.class.ngdc.noaa.gov/saa/products/search?datatype_family=J2-XGDR
and tutorial
EUMETSAT Operational Messages: http://oiswww.eumetsat.org/UNS/webapps/dataHome.do

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