Data Products

Case Study Source Data summary table

Label Data source Description Access information
Satellite (EO) data sources
EO-01 SMOS L3: CATDS CEC SMOS L3 CEC product developed at CATDS

http://www.catds.fr/Products/Products-access

Free access by ftp upon email request - follow the instructions on this page.

EO-02 SMOS L3 CATDS-CEC -LOCEAN SMOS L3 products based on ESA L2 v5 products

http://www.catds.fr/Products/Products-access

Free access by ftp upon email request - follow the instructions on this page.

EO-03 SMOS L2 SMOS L2 product from ESA v5

https://earth.esa.int/web/guest/pi-community

By application – follow links under “Apply for Data”

EO-04 AQUARIUS-NASA Aquarius L2 & L3 products provided by NASA

http://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/aquarius

Free access by ftp using link in “DATA LINKS” box.

EO-05 AQUARIUS L3-NOC Aquarius L3 products built by NOC from Aquarius L2 NASA products By email request to project
EO-06 AMSR-E AMSRE L2 used to derive AMSRE SSS

http://nsidc.org/data/ae_ocean.html

Access data using “FTP” link under page title, optional registration.

EO-07 MODIS Ocean colour from MODIS/Aqua satellite (used in case Globcolor fields not available)

http://oceancolor.gsfc.nasa.gov

Follow links under “Data Access”

EO-08 GLOBCOLOR Ocean colour fields merged from various satellites

http://www.globcolour.info/data_access.html

Follow link to “Hermes” in green box.

EO-09 OSCAR Currents Surface currents derived from altimetry

http://www.oscar.noaa.gov/datadisplay/oscar_datadownload.php

Free access using web form, simple registration required on same form.

EO-10 SSM/I Rain Rain rate from SSM/I F16 & F17

ftp://ftp.ssmi.com/ssmi

Free access by guest ftp.

EO-11 TRMM 3B42 3-hour Rain Rates products from various satellites

http://disc.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/precipitation/tovas

Follow link on left to “DATA HOLDINGS”. This gives a number of free data access methods.

EO-12 AVHRR (MetOp) SST images for cloud-free days  
EO-13 OSTIA SST  
EO-14 ASCAT Wind speed

ftp.ifremer.fr/ifremer/cersat/products/gridded/MWF/L3/ASCAT/Daily

Free access by guest ftp.

In situ (IS) data sources
IS-01 ARGO S measured by standards profiling ARGO floats

ftp://ftp.ifremer.fr/ifremer/argo

Free access by guest ftp.

IS-02 ARGO-STS S measured by high resolution profiling floats

ftp://ftp.ifremer.fr/ifremer/argo

Free access by guest ftp.

IS-03 ORE-SSS Ship SSS data from the ORE-SSS database  
IS-04 Drifters SSS measured between 50cm and the surface by surface drifters

http://www.locean-ipsl.upmc.fr/smos/drifters"

Follow link to “Active floats”. Select float for graphical data. Numerical data available to registered users.

IS-05 ISAS Optimal interpolation maps of in situ SSS By email request to project
IS-06 STRASSE TSG SSS onboard SPURS/STRASSE campaign By email request to project
IS-07 TAO/TRITON Measurements made on TAO/TRITON moorings

http://www.pmel.noaa.gov/tao/data_deliv/deliv.html

Free access using web form

IS-08 MAP CO2 pCO2 measured on TAO moorings By email request to project
IS-09 NODC SSS data base  
IS-10 ORE HYBAM River discharges  
Numerical model (NM) data sources
NM-01 FOAM-Global S, T, SSH and velocity daily means and/or  3-hour values, ¼° By email request to project
NM-02 FOAM-NAtl S, T, SSH and velocity daily means , 1/12° By email request to project