Aquarius Official Release Level 3 Sea Surface Density Standard Mapped Image Ascending Mission Cumulative Data V5.0

Description

Aquarius Level 3 sea surface density standard mapped image data contains gridded 1 degree spatial resolution density data averaged over daily, 7 day, monthly, and seasonal time scales. This particular data set is the mission series mean or cumulative, Ascending sea surface density product for version 5.0 of the Aquarius data set. Only retrieved values for Ascending passes have been used to create this product. Surface density estimates are based on TEOS-10 and derived using retrieved salinity from Aquarius and collocated ancillary SST (Reynolds OI 0.25 degree product). The Aquarius instrument is onboard the AQUARIUS/SAC-D satellite, a collaborative effort between NASA and the Argentinian Space Agency Comision Nacional de Actividades Espaciales (CONAE). The instrument consists of three radiometers in push broom alignment at incidence angles of 29, 38, and 46 degrees incidence angles relative to the shadow side of the orbit. Footprints for the beams are: 76 km (along-track) x 94 km (cross-track), 84 km x 120 km and 96km x 156 km, yielding a total cross-track swath of 370 km. The radiometers measure brightness temperature at 1.413 GHz in their respective horizontal and vertical polarizations (TH and TV). A scatterometer operating at 1.26 GHz measures ocean backscatter in each footprint that is used for surface roughness corrections in the estimation of salinity. The scatterometer has an approximate 390km swath.

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5 https://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/CitingPODAAC
33 AQ-014-PS-0017_Aquarius_AntennaPatternCoefficientUpdates_DatasetVersion3.0.pdf https://archive.podaac.earthdata.nasa.gov/podaac-ops-cumulus-docs/aquarius/open/docs/v5/AQ-014-PS-0017_Aquarius_AntennaPatternCoefficientUpdates_DatasetVersion3.0.pdf
5 https://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov%2FCitingPODAAC
5 https://oceancolor.gsfc.nasa.gov%2Fsdpscgi%2Fpublic%2Faquarius_report.cgi
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5 https://archive.podaac.earthdata.nasa.gov%2Fpodaac-ops-cumulus-docs%2Faquarius%2Fopen%2Fdocs%2Fv5%2FAQ-014-PS-0017_Aquarius_ATBD-EndOfMission.pdf
5 https://archive.podaac.earthdata.nasa.gov%2Fpodaac-ops-cumulus-docs%2Faquarius%2Fopen%2Fdocs%2Fv5%2FAQ-014-PS-0017_Aquarius_ATBD-EndOfMission_Supplements.zip
5 https://archive.podaac.earthdata.nasa.gov%2Fpodaac-ops-cumulus-docs%2Faquarius%2Fopen%2Fdocs%2Fv5%2FAQ-014-PS-0017_Aquarius_AntennaPatternCoefficientUpdates_DatasetVersion3.0.pdf
5 https://archive.podaac.earthdata.nasa.gov%2Fpodaac-ops-cumulus-docs%2Faquarius%2Fopen%2Fdocs%2Fv5%2FAQ-014-PS-0017_Aquarius_L2toL3ATBD_DatasetVersion5.0.pdf
5 https://archive.podaac.earthdata.nasa.gov%2Fpodaac-ops-cumulus-docs%2Faquarius%2Fopen%2Fdocs%2Fv5%2FAQ-014-PS-0017_Performance_Degradation_and_QC_Flagging_of_Aquarius_L2_Salinity_Retrievals_V4.pdf
5 https://archive.podaac.earthdata.nasa.gov%2Fpodaac-ops-cumulus-docs%2Faquarius%2Fopen%2Fdocs%2Fv5%2FAQ-014-PS-0018_AquariusLevel2specification_DatasetVersion5.0.pdf
5 https://archive.podaac.earthdata.nasa.gov%2Fpodaac-ops-cumulus-docs%2Faquarius%2Fopen%2Fdocs%2Fv5%2FAQ-014-PS-0028_V5_AVDS_Tech_Memo.pdf
5 https://archive.podaac.earthdata.nasa.gov%2Fpodaac-ops-cumulus-docs%2Faquarius%2Fopen%2Fdocs%2Fv5%2FAquarius_RFI_products_UserGuide.pdf
5 https://archive.podaac.earthdata.nasa.gov%2Fpodaac-ops-cumulus-docs%2Faquarius%2Fopen%2Fdocs%2Fv5%2FAquarius_V5.0-V4.0_SummaryOfChanges.pdf
5 https://archive.podaac.earthdata.nasa.gov%2Fpodaac-ops-cumulus-docs%2Faquarius%2Fopen%2Fdocs%2Fv5%2FEDinnat_etal_Paper_SkyTBMap_Lband.pdf
5 https://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov%2FPodaac%2Fthumbnails%2FAQUARIUS_L3_DENSITY_SMIA_CUMULATIVE_V5.jpg
5 https://archive.podaac.earthdata.nasa.gov%2Fpodaac-ops-cumulus-docs%2Faquarius%2Fopen%2Fdocs%2Fv5%2FAQ-014-PS-0006_ProposalForFlags%26Masks_DatasetVersion3.0.pdf
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5 https://archive.podaac.earthdata.nasa.gov%2Fpodaac-ops-cumulus-docs%2Faquarius%2Fopen%2Fdocs%2Fv5%2FAQ-010-UG-0008_AquariusUserGuide_DatasetV5.0.pdf
5 https://archive.podaac.earthdata.nasa.gov%2Fpodaac-ops-cumulus-docs%2Faquarius%2Fopen%2Fdocs%2Fv5%2FAQ-014-PS-0016_AquariusSalinityDataValidationAnalysis_DatasetVersion5.0.pdf
5 https://archive.podaac.earthdata.nasa.gov%2Fpodaac-ops-cumulus-docs%2Faquarius%2Fopen%2Fdocs%2Fv5%2FAQ-014-PS-0017_AquariusATBD_Level2_Addendum5_DatasetVersion5.0.pdf
5 https://archive.podaac.earthdata.nasa.gov%2Fpodaac-ops-cumulus-docs%2Faquarius%2Fopen%2Fdocs%2Fv5%2FAQ-014-PS-0017_AquariusATBD_Level2_EndofMission_DatasetVersion5.0.pdf
5 https://archive.podaac.earthdata.nasa.gov%2Fpodaac-ops-cumulus-docs%2Faquarius%2Fopen%2Fdocs%2Fv5%2FAQ-014-PS-0017_AquariusScatterometerCalibrationReview.pdf
5 https://archive.podaac.earthdata.nasa.gov%2Fpodaac-ops-cumulus-docs%2Faquarius%2Fopen%2Fdocs%2Fv5%2FAQ-014-PS-0018_Ocean_Level-3_Standard_Mapped_Image_Products.pdf
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5 https://archive.podaac.earthdata.nasa.gov%2Fpodaac-ops-cumulus-docs%2Faquarius%2Fopen%2Fdocs%2Fv5%2FAQ-014-PS-0030_Full_Range_Cal_27Feb18.pdf
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5 aquarius_report.cgi https://oceancolor.gsfc.nasa.gov/sdpscgi/public/aquarius_report.cgi
5 https://aquarius.nasa.gov/
33 AQ-010-UG-0008_AquariusUserGuide_DatasetV5.0.pdf https://archive.podaac.earthdata.nasa.gov/podaac-ops-cumulus-docs/aquarius/open/docs/v5/AQ-010-UG-0008_AquariusUserGuide_DatasetV5.0.pdf
33 AQ-014-PS-0018_Ocean_Level-3_Standard_Mapped_Image_Products.pdf https://archive.podaac.earthdata.nasa.gov/podaac-ops-cumulus-docs/aquarius/open/docs/v5/AQ-014-PS-0018_Ocean_Level-3_Standard_Mapped_Image_Products.pdf
33 AQ-014-PS-0028_V5_AVDS_Tech_Memo.pdf https://archive.podaac.earthdata.nasa.gov/podaac-ops-cumulus-docs/aquarius/open/docs/v5/AQ-014-PS-0028_V5_AVDS_Tech_Memo.pdf
33 Aquarius_RFI_products_UserGuide.pdf https://archive.podaac.earthdata.nasa.gov/podaac-ops-cumulus-docs/aquarius/open/docs/v5/Aquarius_RFI_products_UserGuide.pdf
5 https://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/aquarius
33 AQ-014-PS-0018_AquariusLevel2specification_DatasetVersion5.0.pdf https://archive.podaac.earthdata.nasa.gov/podaac-ops-cumulus-docs/aquarius/open/docs/v5/AQ-014-PS-0018_AquariusLevel2specification_DatasetVersion5.0.pdf
57 AQ-014-PS-0017_Aquarius_ATBD-EndOfMission_Supplements.zip https://archive.podaac.earthdata.nasa.gov/podaac-ops-cumulus-docs/aquarius/open/docs/v5/AQ-014-PS-0017_Aquarius_ATBD-EndOfMission_Supplements.zip
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33 AQ-014-PS-0006_ProposalForFlags&Masks_DatasetVersion3.0.pdf https://archive.podaac.earthdata.nasa.gov/podaac-ops-cumulus-docs/aquarius/open/docs/v5/AQ-014-PS-0006_ProposalForFlags&Masks_DatasetVersion3.0.pdf
33 AQ-014-PS-0016_AquariusSalinityDataValidationAnalysis_DatasetVersion5.0.pdf https://archive.podaac.earthdata.nasa.gov/podaac-ops-cumulus-docs/aquarius/open/docs/v5/AQ-014-PS-0016_AquariusSalinityDataValidationAnalysis_DatasetVersion5.0.pdf
33 AQ-014-PS-0017_AquariusATBD_Level2_Addendum5_DatasetVersion5.0.pdf https://archive.podaac.earthdata.nasa.gov/podaac-ops-cumulus-docs/aquarius/open/docs/v5/AQ-014-PS-0017_AquariusATBD_Level2_Addendum5_DatasetVersion5.0.pdf
33 AQ-014-PS-0017_AquariusATBD_Level2_EndofMission_DatasetVersion5.0.pdf https://archive.podaac.earthdata.nasa.gov/podaac-ops-cumulus-docs/aquarius/open/docs/v5/AQ-014-PS-0017_AquariusATBD_Level2_EndofMission_DatasetVersion5.0.pdf
33 AQ-014-PS-0017_AquariusScatterometerCalibrationReview.pdf https://archive.podaac.earthdata.nasa.gov/podaac-ops-cumulus-docs/aquarius/open/docs/v5/AQ-014-PS-0017_AquariusScatterometerCalibrationReview.pdf
33 AQ-014-PS-0017_Aquarius_ATBD-EndOfMission.pdf https://archive.podaac.earthdata.nasa.gov/podaac-ops-cumulus-docs/aquarius/open/docs/v5/AQ-014-PS-0017_Aquarius_ATBD-EndOfMission.pdf
33 AQ-014-PS-0017_Aquarius_L2toL3ATBD_DatasetVersion5.0.pdf https://archive.podaac.earthdata.nasa.gov/podaac-ops-cumulus-docs/aquarius/open/docs/v5/AQ-014-PS-0017_Aquarius_L2toL3ATBD_DatasetVersion5.0.pdf
33 AQ-014-PS-0017_Performance_Degradation_and_QC_Flagging_of_Aquarius_L2_Salinity_Retrievals_V4.pdf https://archive.podaac.earthdata.nasa.gov/podaac-ops-cumulus-docs/aquarius/open/docs/v5/AQ-014-PS-0017_Performance_Degradation_and_QC_Flagging_of_Aquarius_L2_Salinity_Retrievals_V4.pdf
33 AQ-014-PS-0029_Aquarius_counts_to_TA.pdf https://archive.podaac.earthdata.nasa.gov/podaac-ops-cumulus-docs/aquarius/open/docs/v5/AQ-014-PS-0029_Aquarius_counts_to_TA.pdf
33 AQ-014-PS-0030_Full_Range_Cal_27Feb18.pdf https://archive.podaac.earthdata.nasa.gov/podaac-ops-cumulus-docs/aquarius/open/docs/v5/AQ-014-PS-0030_Full_Range_Cal_27Feb18.pdf
33 AQ-017-AquariusMissionSummary.pdf https://archive.podaac.earthdata.nasa.gov/podaac-ops-cumulus-docs/aquarius/open/docs/v5/AQ-017-AquariusMissionSummary.pdf
33 Aquarius_V5.0-V4.0_SummaryOfChanges.pdf https://archive.podaac.earthdata.nasa.gov/podaac-ops-cumulus-docs/aquarius/open/docs/v5/Aquarius_V5.0-V4.0_SummaryOfChanges.pdf
33 EDinnat_etal_Paper_SkyTBMap_Lband.pdf https://archive.podaac.earthdata.nasa.gov/podaac-ops-cumulus-docs/aquarius/open/docs/v5/EDinnat_etal_Paper_SkyTBMap_Lband.pdf
33 UserGuideAquariusCelestialSkyMicrowaveEmissionMapProduct.pdf https://archive.podaac.earthdata.nasa.gov/podaac-ops-cumulus-docs/aquarius/open/docs/v5/UserGuideAquariusCelestialSkyMicrowaveEmissionMapProduct.pdf
22 AQUARIUS_L3_DENSITY_SMIA_CUMULATIVE_V5.jpg https://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/Podaac/thumbnails/AQUARIUS_L3_DENSITY_SMIA_CUMULATIVE_V5.jpg
57 AquariusATBDdocuments_10.5067-DOCUM-AQR04.zip https://archive.podaac.earthdata.nasa.gov/podaac-ops-cumulus-docs/aquarius/open/docs/v5/AquariusATBDdocuments_10.5067-DOCUM-AQR04.zip
33 AQ-014-PS-0006_ProposalForFlags%26Masks_DatasetVersion3.0.pdf https://archive.podaac.earthdata.nasa.gov/podaac-ops-cumulus-docs/aquarius/open/docs/v5/AQ-014-PS-0006_ProposalForFlags%26Masks_DatasetVersion3.0.pdf
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