Mesoscale Eddy Trajectories Atlas Product META3.2exp NRT
Types of dataset: multimission altimeter products.
Contents: multimission altimetry-derived eddy trajectories in version 3.2exp NRT (for Near-Real-Time).
Use: study of ocean mesoscale eddies
Condition of access: These products are available free of charge for any purpose (scientific, operational, commercial, etc.) as stated in the licence agreement. Users should keep in mind that these products are experimental products. Notably, they are not produced on an operational basis.
Data access service: FTP
Description: eddies detected from the multimission altimetry datasets, with location each day giving the type (cyclonic/anticyclonic), speed, radius and associated metadata, for the altimetry period: 01/01/2018 - ongoing with15 days delay
Geographic coverage: global
Format: NetCDF-4 Classic with CF standards.
Tools:
- User Handbook: Mesoscale Eddy Trajectory Atlas Product Handbook META3.2exp NRT, SALP-MU-P-EA-23537
- Code delivery: the open source code and programming examples in Python are available at https://github.com/AntSimi/py-eddy-tracker from version META3.0 onwards. When using the code, please cite "The code used to compute the Mesoscale Eddy Trajectories Atlas from version 3.0 onwards, was developed in collaboration between IMEDEA (E. Mason) and CLS, is freely available under GNU General Public License github.com/AntSimi/py-eddy-tracker".
- Image of the month, June 2017: Eddies everywhere
Citation: If you use the data, please cite: The altimetric Mesoscale Eddy Trajectories Atlas (META3.2exp NRT) is produced by SSALTO/DUACS and distributed by AVISO+(https://www.aviso.altimetry.fr/ ) with support from CNES, in collaboration with IMEDEA.
References:
- Pegliasco et al., OSTST 2022: A New Global Mesoscale Eddy Trajectories Atlas Derived from Altimetry : Presentation and Future Evolutions
- Mason, E., A. Pascual, and J.C. McWilliams, 2014: A New Sea Surface Height–Based Code for Oceanic Mesoscale Eddy Tracking. J. Atmos. Oceanic Technol., 31, 1181–1188, https://doi.org/10.1175/JTECH-D-14-00019.1
- Pegliasco, C., Delepoulle, A., Mason, E., Morrow, R., Faugère, Y., Dibarboure, G., 2022. META3.1exp: a new global mesoscale eddy trajectory atlas derived from altimetry. Earth Syst. Sci. Data 14, 1087–1107. https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-14-1087-2022
- Poster presentation, OSTST 2018, A Delepoulle et al., A new 25 year mesoscale eddy trajectory atlas on AVISO
- Poster presentation, OSTST 2017, A.Delepoulle et al., 24 year mesoscale eddy trajectory atlas on AVISO
Copyright : 2018 - ongoing CLS - Cnes - IMEDEA
Eddy dataset
Satellite | Authenticated access service  | Frequency | Data period | File weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merged version 3.2exp near-real-time | see your MY AVISO+ | daily | From Jan. 2018 - ongoing (with 15 days latency) | 2 files of 450 and 470 MB |
See also
META3.2 DT version
META3.1exp DT version (this version is not maintained anymore)
META3.0exp NRT version (this version is not maintained anymore)
META2.0 DT version (not recommended, this version is not maintained anymore)
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