Dataset: Global Observed Ocean Physics 3D Quasi-Geostrophic Currents (OMEGA3D)#

Dataset identifier: dataset-omega-3d-rep-weekly
Data store: cmems

How to open this dataset in AVL JupyterLab  

cmems_store = new_data_store('cmems')
ds = cmems_store.open_data('dataset-omega-3d-rep-weekly')

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 1993-01-06 to 2018-12-26
Time period 7D

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Variable list#

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Variable Long name Units
uago ageostrophic eastward velocity m/s
uo quasi-geostrophic eastward velocity m/s
vago ageostrophic northward velocity m/s
vo quasi-geostrophic northward velocity m/s
wo quasi-geostrophic vertical velocity m/day

Full variable metadata#

uago#

Field Value
long_name ageostrophic eastward velocity
standard_name eastward_sea_water_velocity
units m/s

uo#

Field Value
long_name quasi-geostrophic eastward velocity
standard_name eastward_sea_water_velocity
units m/s

vago#

Field Value
long_name ageostrophic northward velocity
standard_name northward_sea_water_velocity
units m/s

vo#

Field Value
long_name quasi-geostrophic northward velocity
standard_name northward_sea_water_velocity
units m/s

wo#

Field Value
long_name quasi-geostrophic vertical velocity
standard_name upward_sea_water_velocity
units m/day

Full dataset metadata#

Field Value
Conventions CF-1.7
title Global Observed Ocean Physics 3D Quasi-Geostrophic Currents (OMEGA3D)
references Buongiorno Nardelli B., 2018: Three dimensional ageostrophic motion and water mass subduction in the Southern Ocean
institution CNR
contact bruno.buongiornonardelli@cnr.it
netcdf_version_id 4.4.1 of Aug 10 2016 17:24:31
creation_date Mon Nov 11 21:33:57 2019
product_version 1.0
grid_resolution 0.25 degrees
software_version OMEGA3D Processor V3.0
methods Quasi-geostrophic Omega equation
westernmost_longitude -179.875
easternmost_longitude 179.875
southernmost_latitude -89.875
northernmost_latitude 89.875
history Tue Jul 28 10:32:07 2020: ncap2 -s uo=uo*1;vo=vo*1 dataset-omega-3d-rep-weekly_20181226T0000Z_P20200331T0000Z.nc dataset-omega-3d-rep-weekly_20181226T0000Z_P20200331T0000Z_test.nc
nco_openmp_thread_number 1