L3_LR_SSH

This page documents the SWOT Ocean product, also referenced as L3_LR_SSH

L3_LR_SSH

• Overview
  • Releases
  • Temporal coverage
  • Data policy and condition of use
  • How to cite
  • Bibliography
• Processing
  • Processing method
  • Input data
  • 250m swath reconstruction
  • Up-to-date standards
  • Cross-calibration
  • Editing
  • Filtering
  • SSHA derivatives and geostrophic currents estimation
• Data formats
  • Netcdf
• Contents
  • Netcdf
• Known limitations and anomalies
  • Missing estuaries in land-sea mask
  • Internal Tide Discontinuity around 0°E
  • Discrepancy of valid domains for FES22 corrections in v2.0 and v2.0.1
  • Use of ssha_filtered and MSS in V2.0 and V2.0.1
  • ssha_filtered biases and discontinuities in v2.0 and V2.0.1
  • SSHA restrictive quality flag during extreme events in v2.0 and V2.0.1 : Example of Hurricane Milton
  • Small-scale discontinuities and errors in the calibration variable
  • Wrong editing flag in Unsmoothed product during eclipse transition
  • Wrong wave crest editing
  • SSHA calibration discontinuity
  • HRET22 limitation in v2 and v3
  • Along-track lines in V2 and in V3
  • Unrealistic gradient dynamics on swaths border in case of large scale oceanic features
  • Bias anomaly caused by L3 calibration in passes parallel to the coast
• Versions notes
  • V3.0.0 changes
  • V2.0.1 changes
  • V2.0.0 changes
  • V1.0.2 changes
  • V1.0.1 changes
  • V1.0.0 changes