Dataset: MDT CMEMS_2020_MED#
Dataset identifier: cmems_obs-sl_med_phy-mdt_my_l4-0.0417deg_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_med_phy-mdt_my_l4-0.0417deg_P20Y')
Bounding box map#
cmems_store = new_data_store('cmems')
ds = cmems_store.open_data('cmems_obs-sl_med_phy-mdt_my_l4-0.0417deg_P20Y')
Map tiles and data from OpenStreetMap, under the ODbL.
Basic information#
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Bounding box longitude (°) | -6.08324713897705 to 36.16657824707031 |
| Bounding box latitude (°) | 29 to 47.08325 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Conventions | CF-1.6 |
| Metadata_Conventions | Unidata Dataset Discovery v1.0 |
| history | 2020-03-08T00:00:00Z : Creation |
| 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 | 2020-03-08T00:00:00Z |
| date_issued | 2020-03-08T00:00:00Z |
| date_modified | 2020-03-08T00:00:00Z |
| geospatial_lat_min | 29.02084 |
| geospatial_lat_max | 47.0625 |
| geospatial_lon_min | -6.062497 |
| geospatial_lon_max | 36.14583 |
| geospatial_vertical_min | 0.0 |
| geospatial_vertical_max | 0.0 |
| geospatial_lat_units | degrees_north |
| geospatial_lon_units | degrees_east |
| geospatial_lat_resolution | 0.04166 |
| geospatial_lon_resolution | 0.04166 |
| 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_MED 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 Mediterranean 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_MED |
| 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 |