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Ocean and Coastal Topography Thematic Data Product [ALT_TDP_OC]

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The dissemination service provides data generated within the ESA FDR4ALT project.

The data is collection based and allows data browsing and download via treeview, filename or advanced catalogue search.

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Collection Description

This is the Ocean and Coastal Topography Thematic Data Product (TDP) V1 resulting from the ESA FDR4ALT project and containing improved sea surface height anomaly data records both at 1 Hz and 20 Hz resolution to address climate and/or coastal areas studies. The collection covers data for the ERS-1, ERS-2 and Envisat missions. Note that a dedicated processing to coastal zones has been applied for coastal distances below 200 km.

Compared to existing datasets, the Ocean and Coastal Topography TDP demonstrates notable improvements in several aspects:

  • Up-to-date orbit and geophysical corrections applied
  • Adaptive retracker for Envisat

The FDR4ALT products are available in NetCDF format. Free standard tools for reading NetCDF data can be used.
Information for expert altimetry users is also available in a dedicated NetCDF group within the products.

Please consult the FDR4ALT Product User Guide before using the data.

The FDR4ALT datasets represent the new reference data for the ERS/Envisat altimetry missions, superseding any previous mission data. Users are strongly encouraged to make use of these datasets for optimal results.

Technical Details

DATA SET SPECIFICATIONS

Digital Object Identifier (DOI):
Spatial coverage:
90 N, -90 S, -180 W, 180 E
Temporal coverage:
1991-08-03 - 2012-04-08ERS-1 data are available from 3 August 1991 to 2 June 1996, ERS-2 data are available from 15 May 1995 to 2 July 2003, Envisat data are available from 14 May 2002 to 8 April 2012.
Date of launch:
ERS-1: 1991-07-17, ERS-2: 1995-04-21, Envisat: 2002-03-01
Operators:
ESA
Mission status:
Completed
Orbit height:
800 km
Orbit type:
Sun-synchronous
Swath width:
5 - 1150 km

PROCESSING LEVEL

Level 2

APPLICABLE TERMS & CONDITIONS

Utilisation of this data is subject to ESA's Earth Observation Terms and Conditions.

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DATA CITATION

European Space Agency, 2023, FDR4ALT Ocean and Coastal Topography Thematic Data Product. Version 1.0.

Resources

Product Report

Product Validation Report: Ocean & Coastal TDP

Product Report

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Website

FDR4ALT Project Website

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Product Specifications

FDR4ALT Products Requirements and Format Specification

Product Specifications

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User Guide

FDR4ALT Product User Guide

User Guide

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Processing Model

FDR4ALT Detailed Processing Model

Processing Model

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Characterisation Report

FDR4ALT Uncertainty Characterisation Report

Characterisation Report

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