OSCAR third degree resolution ocean surface currents

Description

OSCAR (Ocean Surface Current Analysis Real-time) contains near-surface ocean current estimates, derived using quasi-linear and steady flow momentum equations. The horizontal velocity is directly estimated from sea surface height, surface vector wind and sea surface temperature. These data were collected from the various satellites and in situ instruments. The model formulation combines geostrophic, Ekman and Stommel shear dynamics, and a complementary term from the surface buoyancy gradient. Data are on a 1/3 degree grid with a 5 day resolution. OSCAR is generated by Earth Space Research (ESR) https://www.esr.org/research/oscar/oscar-surface-currents/. This collection contains data in 5-day files. For yearly files, see https://doi.org/10.5067/OSCAR-03D1Y.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
21 Search results for publications that cite this dataset by its DOI. https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=10.5067%2FOSCAR-03D01
22 Thumbnail https://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/Podaac/thumbnails/OSCAR_L4_OC_third-deg.jpg
21 Data Use and Citation Policy https://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/CitingPODAAC
21 Browse and download granules over HTTPS using the virtual directories https://cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov/virtual-directory/collections/C2036880665-POCLOUD
21 Browse granule search results in Earthdata Search https://search.earthdata.nasa.gov/search/granules?p=C2036880665-POCLOUD
33 User Guide https://archive.podaac.earthdata.nasa.gov/podaac-ops-cumulus-docs/oscar/preview/L4/oscar_third_deg/docs/oscarthirdguide.pdf
21 Generic data readers https://github.com/podaac/data-readers
21 SOTO (State Of The Ocean) Visualization (speed, vectors) https://soto.podaac.earthdatacloud.nasa.gov/?l=OSCAR_Sea_Surface_Currents_Meridional%2COSCAR_Sea_Surface_Currents_Zonal%2CReference_Labels_15m%28hidden%29%2CReference_Features_15m%28hidden%29%2CCoastlines_15m&lg=true&t=2022-02-22-T16%3A17%3A36Z

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  • oceans
  • ocean-circulation
  • earth-science

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