Dataset: Daily mean total surface and 15m velocities#

Dataset identifier: dataset-uv-nrt-daily
Data store: cmems

How to open this dataset in AVL JupyterLab  ⧉

cmems_store = new_data_store('cmems')
ds = cmems_store.open_data('dataset-uv-nrt-daily')

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
Time period	1D

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Variable list#

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Variable	Long name	Units
uo	Absolute geostrophic velocity + depth Ekman velocity: zonal component	m/s
vo	Absolute geostrophic velocity + depth Ekman velocity: meridian component	m/s

Full variable metadata#

uo#

Field	Value
units	m/s
long_name	Absolute geostrophic velocity + depth Ekman velocity: zonal component
standard_name	eastward_sea_water_velocity
grid_mapping	crs

vo#

Field	Value
standard_name	northward_sea_water_velocity
grid_mapping	crs
units	m/s
long_name	Absolute geostrophic velocity + depth Ekman velocity: meridian component

Full dataset metadata#

Field	Value
geospatial_lon_units	degrees_east
geospatial_vertical_max	0.0
product_version	1.1
geospatial_lat_units	degrees_north
creation_date	2023-04-15 11:01:35
contact	servicedesk.cmems@mercator-ocean.eu
references	Rio, M.-H., S. Mulet, and N. Picot (2014),Beyond GOCE for the ocean circulation estimate: Synergetic use of altimetry, gravimetry, and in situ data provides new insight into geostrophic and Ekman currents, Geophys. Res. Lett., 41, doi:10.1002/2014GL061773
geospatial_vertical_min	-15.0
Conventions	CF-1.6
institution	CLS
lon_min	-179.875
lon_max	179.875
lon_res	0.25
lat_min	-89.875
lat_max	89.875
lat_res	0.25
title	Daily mean total surface and 15m velocities