Dataset: MDT CMEMS_2020_BLK#

Dataset identifier: cmems_obs-sl_blk_phy-mdt_my_l4-0.0625deg_P20Y
Data store: cmems

How to open this dataset in AVL JupyterLab  

cmems_store = new_data_store('cmems')
ds = cmems_store.open_data('cmems_obs-sl_blk_phy-mdt_my_l4-0.0625deg_P20Y')

Bounding box map#

Bounding box map
Map tiles and data from OpenStreetMap, under the ODbL.

Basic information#

Parameter Value
Bounding box longitude (°) 25.9375 to 42.0625
Bounding box latitude (°) 39.9375 to 48.0625
Time range 2003-01-01 to 2003-01-01

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Variable list#

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Variable Long name Units
climatology_bnds [none] [none]
err_mdt Mean dynamic topography error m
err_u Mean eastward geostrophic velocity error m/s
err_v Mean northward geostrophic velocity error m/s
lat_bnds [none] degrees_north
lon_bnds [none] degrees_east
mdt Mean dynamic topography m
u Mean eastward geostrophic velocity m/s
v Mean northward geostrophic velocity m/s

Full variable metadata#

climatology_bnds#

crs#

Field Value
comment This is a container variable that describes the grid_mapping used by the data in this file. This variable does not contain any data; only information about the geographic coordinate system.
inverse_flattening 298.257
semi_major_axis 6378136.3
grid_mapping_name latitude_longitude
_CoordinateTransformType Projection
_CoordinateAxisTypes GeoX GeoY

err_mdt#

Field Value
long_name Mean dynamic topography error
standard_name sea_surface_height_above_geoid standard_error
grid_mapping crs
units m

err_u#

Field Value
long_name Mean eastward geostrophic velocity error
standard_name surface_geostrophic_eastward_sea_water_velocity standard_error
grid_mapping crs
units m/s

err_v#

Field Value
long_name Mean northward geostrophic velocity error
standard_name surface_geostrophic_northward_sea_water_velocity standard_error
grid_mapping crs
units m/s

lat_bnds#

Field Value
comment latitude values at the north and south bounds of each pixel.
units degrees_north

lon_bnds#

Field Value
comment longitude values at the west and east bounds of each pixel.
units degrees_east

mdt#

Field Value
long_name Mean dynamic topography
standard_name sea_surface_height_above_geoid
grid_mapping crs
units m
ancillary_variables mdt_error

u#

Field Value
long_name Mean eastward geostrophic velocity
standard_name surface_geostrophic_eastward_sea_water_velocity
grid_mapping crs
units m/s
ancillary_variables u_error

v#

Field Value
long_name Mean northward geostrophic velocity
standard_name surface_geostrophic_northward_sea_water_velocity
grid_mapping crs
units m/s
ancillary_variables v_error

Full dataset metadata#

Field Value
history 2020-07-29T10:52:01Z : Creation
Conventions CF-1.6
Metadata_Conventions Unidata Dataset Discovery v1.0
contact servicedesk.cmems@mercator-ocean.eu, smulet@groupcls.com, sjousset@groupcls.com
creator_email servicedesk.cmems@mercator-ocean.eu
creator_url http://marine.copernicus.eu
creator_name CMEMS
date_created 2020-07-29T10:52:01Z
date_issued 2020-07-29T10:52:01Z
date_modified 2020-07-29T10:52:01Z
geospatial_lat_min 39.96875
geospatial_lat_max 48.03125
geospatial_lon_min 25.96875
geospatial_lon_max 42.03125
geospatial_vertical_min 0.0
geospatial_vertical_max 0.0
geospatial_lat_units degrees_north
geospatial_lon_units degrees_east
geospatial_lat_resolution 0.0625
geospatial_lon_resolution 0.0625
geospatial_vertical_positive down
geospatial_vertical_resolution point
geospatial_vertical_units m
institution CLS, CMEMS
keywords Oceans > Ocean mean dynamic topography
keywords_vocabulary NetCDF COARDS Climate and Forecast Standard Names
processing_level L4
product_version MDT CMEMS_2020_BLK v1.0
references Jousset et al, OSTST 2020
source Altimetry measurements, gravimetry (icluding GOCE and GRACE) and in-situ data.
summary Mean Dynamic Topography of the Black Sea calculated from the combination of altimetry, gravimetry (including GOCE and GRACE) and in-situ data. The reference time-period is 1993-2012.
title MDT CMEMS_2020_BLK
standard_name_vocabulary NetCDF Climate and Forecast (CF) Metadata Convention Standard Name Table v37
time_coverage_duration P20Y
time_coverage_start 1993-01-01T00:00:00Z
time_coverage_resolution P20Y
time_coverage_end 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z
_CoordSysBuilder ucar.nc2.dataset.conv.CF1Convention