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Tropical Pacific Ocean Sea Surface Salinity, Observations and Monthly Analyses

ds279.1
| DOI: 10.5065/DQCM-JQ29
 
Abstract:

Sea surface salinity measurements from the tropical Pacific Ocean were used to derive monthly grids (1969-1995), and annual and monthly climatologies based on the 1979-1992 period. The source "bucket" data (1969-1998) and thermosalinograph data (1990-1999) from ships are also included in the dataset. These data along with moored buoy, hydrocast, and CTDs were used to compute the gridded fields.

Temporal Range:
1969 to 1999
Variables:
Salinity
Vertical Levels:
Ground or water surface
Data Types:
Grid
Spatial Coverage:
Longitude Range: Westernmost=135E Easternmost=75W
Latitude Range: Southernmost=28S Northernmost=28N Detailed coverage information
Data Contributors:
IRD/ECOP
Etudes Climatiques de l'Ocean Pacifique tropical, L' Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement
Total Volume:
14.42 MB
Data Formats:
ASCII (see dataset documentation)
Metadata Record:
Data License:
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