NCEP Global Ocean Data Assimilation System (GODAS)
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| DOI: 10.5065/ZAHZ-3174
Abstract:
The National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) uses a Global Ocean Data Assimilation System (GODAS) to routinely produce monthly and pentad (5-day) mean global ocean gridded data. The analysis system, that was originally applied only to the tropical Pacific, has evolved to use GFDL MOM v3 model and give near global coverage. Briefly, the model domain specifications are 65N to 75S, 1 degree resolution with 1/3 degree resolution within 10 degree of the equator, 40 levels and 10 meter resolution in the upper 200 meters. These data are a valuable community asset for monitoring different aspects of ocean climate variability.
Temporal Range:
1980-01-01 00:00 +0000 to 2024-10-31 00:00 +0000
Updates:
Monthly
Variables:
| Ocean Currents | Potential Temperature | Salinity | Vertical Wind Velocity/Speed |
Vertical Levels:
See the detailed metadata for level information.
Data Types:
Grid
Spatial Coverage:
Longitude Range: Westernmost=180W Easternmost=180E
Latitude Range: Southernmost=74.5S Northernmost=64.999N Detailed coverage information Detailed coverage information 1° x 0.333° from 0.5E to 359.5E and 74.5S to 64.499N (360 x 418 Latitude/Longitude) 1° x 0.333° from 1E to 360E and 74S to 64.999N (360 x 418 Latitude/Longitude)
Latitude Range: Southernmost=74.5S Northernmost=64.999N Detailed coverage information Detailed coverage information 1° x 0.333° from 0.5E to 359.5E and 74.5S to 64.499N (360 x 418 Latitude/Longitude) 1° x 0.333° from 1E to 360E and 74S to 64.999N (360 x 418 Latitude/Longitude)
Data Contributors:
DOC/NOAA/NWS/NCEP
National Centers for Environmental Prediction, National Weather Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Related Resources:
Publications:
Huang, Boyin, Yan Xue, Dongxiao Zhang, Arun Kumar, Michael J. McPhaden, 2010: The NCEP GODAS Ocean Analysis of the Tropical Pacific Mixed Layer Heat Budget on Seasonal to Interannual Time Scales. J. Climate, 23, 4901-4925 (DOI: 10.1175/2010JCLI3373.1).
Total Volume:
21.75 GB
(Entire dataset)
Volume details by dataset product
Volume details by dataset product
Monthly Averaged GODAS Data: 21.75 GB
Data Formats:
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More Details:
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Metadata Record:
Data License:
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
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