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PSY2V1 : North Atlantic (70°N-10°N), and Mediterranean, native grid: 1/15°

Op. syst. desc. | Resolution, projection, size | Parameters list | Vert. res. | Temp. coverage | Temp. resolution | Format

Operational system description

PSY2V2

Resolution, projection, size

Name Area Resolution Projection Size
NAT Atlantic 1/6° Mercator 272 MB
MED Mediterranean 1/8° Mercator 47 MB

Parameters list

Name Parameter Dimension
temperature temperature (deg.C) [depth, latitude, longitude]
salinity salinity (psu) [depth, latitude, longitude]
u zonal velocity (m/s) [depth, latitude, longitude]
v meridian velocity (m/s) [depth, latitude, longitude]
kz vertical diffusivity coefficient (m2/s) [depth, latitude, longitude]
ssh sea surface height (m) [latitude, longitude]
mld temperature ocean mixed layer thickness (m) [latitude, longitude]
mlp density ocean mixed layer thickness (m) [latitude, longitude]
bsfd ocean barotropic stream function (m3/s) [latitude, longitude]
taux windstress eastward Tx component (Pa) [latitude, longitude]
tauy windstress northward Ty component (Pa) [latitude, longitude]
qtot total net heat flux (W/m2) [latitude, longitude]
emp water flux (Kg/m2/s) [latitude, longitude]
hbar barotropic height (m) [latitude, longitude]
qsr surface downward solar heat flux (W/m2) [latitude, longitude]

Vertical resolution

43 levels (m) : 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 40 50 60 75 100 125 150 175 200 225 250 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000 1100 1200 1300 1400 1500 1750 2000 2250 2500 2750 3000 3250 3500 4000 4500 5000 5500.

Temporal coverage

Thredds/Opendap server Archive server
Start - 2002/05/22
Fin - 2005/11/15

Temporal resolution

Products are daily averaged.

Format

Netcdf, convention CF/COARDS 1.0.