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PSY2V3 : North and Tropical Atlantic (70°N-20°S) and Mediterranean, native grid: 1/12°

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

Operational system description

PSY2V3

Resolution, projection, size

Name Area Resolution Projection Size (MB)
NAT North Atlantic 1/6° Mercator 380
MED Mediterranean 1/8° Mercator 63
TAT Tropical Atlantic 1/4° Mercator 58

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]
mlp density ocean mixed layer thickness (m) [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]
qsr surface downward solar heat flux (W/m2) [latitude, longitude]
hice Sea ice thickness (m) [latitude, longitude]
fice Ice concentration (%) [latitude, longitude]
uice Sea ice x velocity (m/s) [latitude, longitude]
hice Sea ice y velocity (m/s) [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 April 2008 April 2008
End weekly updated weekly updated

Temporal resolution

Products are daily averaged.

Format

Netcdf, convention CF/COARDS 1.0.