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PSY3V1 : Global, native grid: 1/4°

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

Operational system description

PSY3V1

Resolution, projection, size

Name Area Resolution Projection Size
GLO Global 1/2° Géographic (lon/lat) 210 MB
NAT North Atlantic 1/6° Mercator 366 MB
TAT Tropical Atlantic 1/4° Mercator 56 MB
SAT South Atlantic 1/6° Mercator 232 MB
NPA North Pacific 1/4° Mercator 549 MB
TPA Tropical Pacific 1/4° Mercator 112 MB
SPA South Pacific 1/6° Mercator 339 MB
IND Indian Ocean 1/6° Mercator 231 MB
ACC Circumpolar Antarctic 1/4° Mercator 428 MB
ARC Arctic Ocean 1/8° Stereographic 539 MB
MED Mediterranean and Black Sea 1/8° Mercator 61 MB

Parameters list

Nom 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]
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]

Vertical resolution

43 levels: 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 real time data less than 1 year old 2005-09-28
End real time data less than 1 year old weekly updated

Temporal resolution

Products are daily averaged.

Format

Netcdf, convention CF/COARDS 1.0.