Monthly Averaged GODAS Data

The internal time stamp indicates the last day of the averaging period. As of February 6, 2006 the data contain corrected GODAS analyses. The correction involves analyses only through the end of 1989. Nevertheless, the new analyses were extended through 2004 and the post-1990 analyses will show small differences with the earlier version due to small changes to the ssimilation data set. Beginning with 2006 fields, computation of the depth of the bottom of the isothermal layer and depth of the bottom of the mixed layer was modifed to mask out ambiguous regions. These are essentially at high latitudes where there may be inversions or ice cover. The modification was implemented on 09 March 2006. Any preexisting 2006 fields were overwritten.