We’ve Expanded The Collection Of Oceanic Data
Hope your week is off to a great start! We’re glad to say that we’ve expanded the collection of high-quality oceanic datasets. Check out our newest additions:
NOAA Blended Sea Winds
The Blended Sea Winds contain globally gridded, high-resolution ocean surface vector winds and wind stresses on a global 0.25° grid, and multiple time resolutions of 6-hourly, daily, monthly, and 11-year (1995–2005) climatological monthlies. The period of record is 9 July 1987 — present, which in fact is quite rare. The wind speeds were generated by blending observations from multiple satellites (up to six satellites since June 2002).
OSCAR Ocean Surface Currents 1/3° Resolution
The Ocean Surface Current Analyses Real-time (OSCAR) dataset provides ocean surface velocities on a global 1/3° grid with a 5-day temporal resolution. OSCAR data is used for fishery resource management, studying phytoplankton blooms, and is popular with the boating and maritime communities.
Global Ocean Physics Analysis and Forecast 1/4° Resolution
The Global Ocean Physics Analysis and Forecast is produced by the UK Met Office and provides a 7-day forecast of daily mean values for temperature, salinity, currents, sea level, mixed layer depth and sea ice on a global 1/4° grid. Vertical coverage includes 43 discrete levels spanning the sea surface to a depth of 5,500 meters.
Do you have a dataset you’d like to recommend?
Your feedback directly impacts how we identify and prioritize datasets for release. In fact, all our recent releases have been based on suggestions we received from the community. So, please don’t hesitate to drop us a line at ckalima@planetos.com and/or join our Slack community, where we discuss this and other related topics.
Originally published at planetos.com on June 27, 2016.
