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Ocean Surface Topography: Jason-1 Operational Sensor Data Record (OSDR)
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Product 167
Abstract
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Source/Sensor: Jason-1/Poseidon-2 altimeter

Coverage: Near-Real-Time (3-hour latency), global oceans

Abstract: OSDR files are provided every 2 hours and within 3 hours of data collection. They contain wave height, wind speed and water vapor measurements computed using real-time on-board DORIS/DIODE orbits (better than accuracy 20 cm) and other rapidly available corrections.

Data Set Volume:

PO.DAAC anonymous ftp site: podaac.jpl.nasa.gov

Directory: pub/sea_surface_height/jason/osdr/

Smallest order: Two-hour segment file via ftp

Std. product: ftp

Formats: Binary data (unix byte-order) with ASCII header

References
reference 167

AVISO and PO.DAAC User Handbook, IGDR and GDR Jason Products, CNES/NASA, JPL D21352(PODAAC), Edition 2.0, April, 2003. ftp://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/pub/sea_surface_height/jason/gdr/doc/Handbook_Jason_v3-0.pdf
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