Dataset: world-filter-monthly


Global attributes:

VARIABLE: "Ocean Surface Currents"
DATATYPE: "Monthly Mean"
DATASUBTYPE: "filtered"
GEORANGE: "20.5E to 419.5E, 69.5S to 69.5N"
PERIOD: "1992-10-21 to 2009-11-21"
ANOM_MEAN_PERIOD: "1993-01-01 to 2008-12-31"
version: 2006.0
description: "Sea Surface Velocity"
source: "Gary Lagerloef, ESR (lager@esr.org) Fabrice Bonjean (bonjean@esr.org) and Kathleen Dohan (kdohan@esr.org)"
contact: "Kathleen Dohan (kdohan@esr.org) or John T. Gunn (gunn@esr.org)"
company: "Earth & Space Research, Seattle, WA"
reference1: "Bonjean F. and G.S.E. Lagerloef, 2002 ,\"Diagnostic model and analysis of the surface currents in the tropical Pacific ocean\", J. Phys. Oceanogr., 32, 2,938-2,954"
date: "23-Nov-2009"
CREATION_DATE: "06:44 23-Nov-2009"
note: "Longitude extends from 20.5 E to 419.5 E to avoid a break in major ocean basins. Data repeats in overlap region."

Variables:

time: Array of 32 bit Integers [time = 0..205]
units: "day since 1992-10-15 00:00:00"
depth: Array of 32 bit Reals [depth = 0..0]
units: "meter"
latitude: Array of 32 bit Reals [latitude = 0..139]
units: "degrees_north"
longitude: Array of 32 bit Reals [longitude = 0..399]
units: "degrees_east"
u: Grid
units: "meter/sec"
long_name: "Ocean Surface Zonal Currents"
missing_value: NaN
u: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..205][depth = 0..0][latitude = 0..139][longitude = 0..399]
units: "meter/sec"
long_name: "Ocean Surface Zonal Currents"
missing_value: NaN
time: Array of 32 bit Integers [time = 0..205]
units: "day since 1992-10-15 00:00:00"
depth: Array of 32 bit Reals [depth = 0..0]
units: "meter"
latitude: Array of 32 bit Reals [latitude = 0..139]
units: "degrees_north"
longitude: Array of 32 bit Reals [longitude = 0..399]
units: "degrees_east"
v: Grid
units: "meter/sec"
long_name: "Ocean Surface Meridional Currents"
missing_value: NaN
v: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..205][depth = 0..0][latitude = 0..139][longitude = 0..399]
units: "meter/sec"
long_name: "Ocean Surface Meridional Currents"
missing_value: NaN
time: Array of 32 bit Integers [time = 0..205]
units: "day since 1992-10-15 00:00:00"
depth: Array of 32 bit Reals [depth = 0..0]
units: "meter"
latitude: Array of 32 bit Reals [latitude = 0..139]
units: "degrees_north"
longitude: Array of 32 bit Reals [longitude = 0..399]
units: "degrees_east"
u_anom: Grid
units: "meter/sec"
long_name: "Ocean Surface Zonal Currents Anomaly"
missing_value: NaN
u_anom: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..205][depth = 0..0][latitude = 0..139][longitude = 0..399]
units: "meter/sec"
long_name: "Ocean Surface Zonal Currents Anomaly"
missing_value: NaN
time: Array of 32 bit Integers [time = 0..205]
units: "day since 1992-10-15 00:00:00"
depth: Array of 32 bit Reals [depth = 0..0]
units: "meter"
latitude: Array of 32 bit Reals [latitude = 0..139]
units: "degrees_north"
longitude: Array of 32 bit Reals [longitude = 0..399]
units: "degrees_east"
v_anom: Grid
units: "meter/sec"
long_name: "Ocean Surface Meridional Currents Anomaly"
missing_value: NaN
v_anom: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..205][depth = 0..0][latitude = 0..139][longitude = 0..399]
units: "meter/sec"
long_name: "Ocean Surface Meridional Currents Anomaly"
missing_value: NaN
time: Array of 32 bit Integers [time = 0..205]
units: "day since 1992-10-15 00:00:00"
depth: Array of 32 bit Reals [depth = 0..0]
units: "meter"
latitude: Array of 32 bit Reals [latitude = 0..139]
units: "degrees_north"
longitude: Array of 32 bit Reals [longitude = 0..399]
units: "degrees_east"