Dataset: NRT merged all satellites Global Ocean Gridded Significant Wave Height L4 product and derived variables#

Dataset identifier: cmems_obs-wave_glo_phy-swh_nrt_multi-l4-2deg_P1D
Data store: cmems

How to open this dataset in AVL JupyterLab  

cmems_store = new_data_store('cmems')
ds = cmems_store.open_data('cmems_obs-wave_glo_phy-swh_nrt_multi-l4-2deg_P1D')

Bounding box map#

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

Basic information#

Parameter Value
Bounding box longitude (°) -180 to 180
Bounding box latitude (°) -90 to 90
Time range 2020-01-01 to 2023-04-14

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Variable list#

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Variable Long name Units
VAVH_DAILY_MAX Daily maximum significant wave height m
VAVH_DAILY_MEAN Daily mean significant wave height m
VAVH_DAILY_NBR Daily number of significant wave height measurements 1
VAVH_DAILY_STD Daily standard deviation of significant wave height m
VAVH_INST Instantaneous significant wave height m
VAVH_INST_NBR Number of measurements used to estimate the instantaneous significant wave height 1
VAVH_INST_SCORE Mapping score of the instantaneous significant wave height m
lat_bnds [none] [none]
lon_bnds [none] [none]

Full variable metadata#

VAVH_DAILY_MAX#

Field Value
ancillary_variables VAVH_DAILY_NBR
cell_methods area: maximum
comment Daily statistics are computed from all available altimetry missions Level 3 along-track measurements from 00 UTC until 23:59 UTC.
long_name Daily maximum significant wave height
standard_name sea_surface_wave_significant_height
units m
valid_max 32767
valid_min 0

VAVH_DAILY_MEAN#

Field Value
ancillary_variables VAVH_DAILY_NBR
cell_methods area: mean
comment Daily statistics are computed from all available altimetry missions Level 3 along-track measurements from 00 UTC until 23:59 UTC.
long_name Daily mean significant wave height
standard_name sea_surface_wave_significant_height
units m
valid_max 32767
valid_min 0

VAVH_DAILY_NBR#

Field Value
comment Daily statistics are computed from all available altimetry missions Level 3 along-track measurements from 00 UTC until 23:59 UTC.
long_name Daily number of significant wave height measurements
standard_name sea_surface_wave_significant_height number_of_observations
units 1

VAVH_DAILY_STD#

Field Value
ancillary_variables VAVH_DAILY_NBR
cell_methods area: standard_deviation
comment Daily statistics are computed from all available altimetry missions Level 3 along-track measurements from 00 UTC until 23:59 UTC.
long_name Daily standard deviation of significant wave height
standard_name sea_surface_wave_significant_height
units m
valid_max 32767
valid_min 0

VAVH_INST#

Field Value
ancillary_variables VAVH_INST_SCORE VAVH_INST_NBR
comment The gridded instantaneous significant wave height is estimated from all available altimetry missions Level 3 along-track measurements, accounting for their spatial and temporal proximity.
long_name Instantaneous significant wave height
standard_name sea_surface_wave_significant_height
units m
valid_max 32767
valid_min 0

VAVH_INST_NBR#

Field Value
comment Number of measurements effectively used to estimate the instantaneous significant wave height. The gridded instantaneous significant wave height is estimated from all available altimetry missions Level 3 along-track measurements, accounting for their spatial and temporal proximity.
long_name Number of measurements used to estimate the instantaneous significant wave height
standard_name sea_surface_wave_significant_height number_of_observations
units 1

VAVH_INST_SCORE#

Field Value
comment The mapping score is purely theoretical. It mainly traduces the level of confidence in the instantaneous significant wave height, induced by the constellation sampling capability. The gridded instantaneous significant wave height is estimated from all available altimetry missions Level 3 along-track measurements, accounting for their spatial and temporal proximity.
long_name Mapping score of the instantaneous significant wave height
standard_name sea_surface_wave_significant_height mapping_score
units m
valid_max 32767
valid_min 0

lat_bnds#

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

lon_bnds#

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

Full dataset metadata#

Field Value
Conventions CF-1.6
Metadata_Conventions Unidata Dataset Discovery v1.0
cdm_data_type Grid
comment Significant Wave Height measured by altimetry
contact servicedesk.cmems@mercator-ocean.eu
creator_email servicedesk.cmems@mercator-ocean.eu
creator_name CMEMS - Wave Thematic Assembly Center
creator_url http://marine.copernicus.eu
date_created 2023-04-15T08:00:04Z
geospatial_lat_max 89.0
geospatial_lat_min -89.0
geospatial_lat_resolution 2
geospatial_lat_units degrees_north
geospatial_lon_max 179.0
geospatial_lon_min -179.0
geospatial_lon_resolution 2
geospatial_lon_units degrees_east
history 2023-04-15T08:00:04Z: Creation
institution CLS
keywords Oceans > Ocean Topography > significant wave height
keywords_vocabulary NetCDF COARDS Climate and Forecast Standard Names
license http://marine.copernicus.eu/web/27-service-commitments-and-licence.php
platform CFOSAT, Cryosat-2, HaiYang-2B, HaiYang-2C, Jason-3, SARAL-Altika, Sentinel-3A, Sentinel-3B, Sentinel-6A
processing_level L4
product_version 202211
project COPERNICUS MARINE ENVIRONMENT MONITORING SERVICE (CMEMS)
references http://marine.copernicus.eu
software_version L4RT_SWH: 2.1.1
source Altimetry measurements
standard_name_vocabulary NetCDF Climate and Forecast (CF) Metadata Convention Standard Name Table v37
summary Near-Real-Time Level-4 Significant Wave Height and derived variables measured by multi-satellite altimetry observations over Global Ocean.
time_coverage_duration P1D
time_coverage_end 2023-04-14T12:00:00Z
time_coverage_resolution P1D
time_coverage_start 2023-04-14T12:00:00Z
title NRT merged all satellites Global Ocean Gridded Significant Wave Height L4 product and derived variables