Ocean Surface Current Analyses Real-time (OSCAR) Surface Currents - Interim 0.25 Degree (Version 2.0)

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Ocean Surface Current Analyses Real-time (OSCAR) is a global surface current database and NASA funded research project. OSCAR ocean mixed layer velocities are calculated from satellite-sensed sea surface height gradients, ocean vector winds, and sea surface temperature gradients using a simplified physical model for geostrophy, Ekman, and thermal wind dynamics. Daily averaged surface currents are provided on a global 0.25 x 0.25 degree grid as an average over an assumed well-mixed top 30 m of the ocean from 1993 to present day. OSCAR currents are provided at three quality levels: final, interim and nrt with a respective latency of each of approximately 1 year, 1 month, and 2 days. OSCAR is generated by Earth & Space Research (ESR) https://www.esr.org/research/oscar/. More details on the source datasets, file structure, and methodology can be found in oscarv2guide.pdf.

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Name Format Description Link
5 https://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov%2FCitingPODAAC
5 https://cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov%2Fvirtual-directory%2Fcollections%2FC2102959417-POCLOUD
5 https://search.earthdata.nasa.gov%2Fsearch%2Fgranules%3Fp%3DC2102959417-POCLOUD
5 https://github.com%2Fpodaac%2Fdata-readers
5 https://archive.podaac.earthdata.nasa.gov%2Fpodaac-ops-cumulus-docs%2Foscar%2Fopen%2FL4%2Foscar_v2.0%2Fdocs%2Foscarv2guide.pdf
5 https://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov%2FPodaac%2Fthumbnails%2FOSCAR_L4_OC_INTERIM_V2.0.png
5 https://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/CitingPODAAC
5 https://cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov/virtual-directory/collections/C2102959417-POCLOUD
5 https://github.com/podaac/data-readers
34 OSCAR_L4_OC_INTERIM_V2.0.png https://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/Podaac/thumbnails/OSCAR_L4_OC_INTERIM_V2.0.png
5 https://search.earthdata.nasa.gov/search/granules?p=C2102959417-POCLOUD
33 oscarv2guide.pdf https://archive.podaac.earthdata.nasa.gov/podaac-ops-cumulus-docs/oscar/open/L4/oscar_v2.0/docs/oscarv2guide.pdf
0 The metadata's original source. https://cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov/search/concepts/C2102959417-POCLOUD.iso19115

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