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 data       graph  M    files  Sea Surface Salinity, SMAP, Near Real-Time, Global 0.25°, 2015-present, Daily    ?   F   I   M   background RSS
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noaacwSMAPsssDaily

The Dataset's Variables and Attributes

Row Type Variable Name Attribute Name Data Type Value
attribute NC_GLOBAL _NCProperties String version=2,netcdf=4.7.4,hdf5=1.8.13,
attribute NC_GLOBAL cdm_data_type String Grid
attribute NC_GLOBAL Conventions String CF-1.6, ACDD-1.3, COARDS
attribute NC_GLOBAL creator_email String coastwatch.info at noaa.gov
attribute NC_GLOBAL creator_name String NOAA CoastWatch
attribute NC_GLOBAL creator_type String institution
attribute NC_GLOBAL creator_url String https://coastwatch.noaa.gov
attribute NC_GLOBAL Easternmost_Easting double 179.875
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_lat_max double 89.875
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_lat_min double -89.875
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_lat_resolution double 0.25
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_lat_units String degrees_north
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_lon_max double 179.875
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_lon_min double -179.875
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_lon_resolution double 0.25
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_lon_units String degrees_east
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_vertical_max double 0.0
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_vertical_min double 0.0
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_vertical_positive String up
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_vertical_units String m
attribute NC_GLOBAL history String Tue Mar 26 19:30:04 2024
: /data/socd5/sss/development/hgu/4sqm/bin/../bin/l3smap_gen -n -v -l -a 2 -w /data/socd5/sss/development/hgu/4sqm/NODC_salinity/WOA13/woa13_decav_s03_04v2.nc -V V5.0_NRT /data/socd5/sss/development/hgu/4sqm/bin/../config/.Config_SMAP.input /data/dmz/pub0040/coastwatch/smap/nc/SP_D2024085_Map_SATSSS_data_1day.nc 2
attribute NC_GLOBAL infoUrl String https://coastwatch.noaa.gov/cw/satellite-data-products/sea-surface-salinity/smap.html
attribute NC_GLOBAL institution String NOAA NESDIS CoastWatch
attribute NC_GLOBAL instrument String SMAP
attribute NC_GLOBAL keywords String agencies, agencies-u.s, altitude, atlas, atmosphere, atmospheric, atmospheric/ocean, climate, coastwatch, commerce, composite, daily, data, day, density, department, doc, doc/noaa/nesdis/star, earth, earth observation satellites>earth explorers>smos>soil moisture and ocean salinity, earth remote sensing instruments>passive remote sensing>imaging spectrometers/radiometers>smap l-band radiometer, Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Winds > Surface Winds, Earth Science > Climate Indicators > Atmospheric/Ocean Indicators > Surface Salinity, Earth Science > Oceans > Salinity/Density > Salinity, federal, files, gcmd, GCMD:EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SALINITY/DENSITY, government, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES-U.S. FEDERAL AGENCIES > DOC > NOAA, indicators, jet, jpl, L2, l2_lat, l2_lon, l2_time, laboratory, latitude, longitude, minus, near, near real time, noaa, none:soil moisture active passive, nrt, ocean, oceans, practical, propulsion, real, salinity, salinity/density, science, sea, sea surface salinity, sea_water_practical_salinity, seawater, smap, smapsss3scandailyagglom, speed, sss, sss_dif, ssw, star, surface, time, US, value, water, wind, wind_speed, winds, world
attribute NC_GLOBAL keywords_vocabulary String GCMD Science Keywords
attribute NC_GLOBAL license String The data may be used and redistributed for free but is not intended
for legal use, since it may contain inaccuracies. Neither the data
Contributor, ERD, NOAA, nor the United States Government, nor any
of their employees or contractors, makes any warranty, express or
implied, including warranties of merchantability and fitness for a
particular purpose, or assumes any legal liability for the accuracy,
completeness, or usefulness, of this information.
attribute NC_GLOBAL mission String Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP)
attribute NC_GLOBAL naming_authority String gov.noaa.coastwatch
attribute NC_GLOBAL Northernmost_Northing double 89.875
attribute NC_GLOBAL platform String SMAP
attribute NC_GLOBAL product_name String SP_D2024085_Map_SATSSS_data_1day.nc
attribute NC_GLOBAL product_version String V5.0_NRT
attribute NC_GLOBAL project String STAR Sea Surface Salinity Team (NOAA/NESDIS/STAR/SSS)
attribute NC_GLOBAL publisher_email String coastwatch.info at noaa.gov
attribute NC_GLOBAL publisher_name String NOAA CoastWatch
attribute NC_GLOBAL publisher_type String institution
attribute NC_GLOBAL publisher_url String https://coastwatch.noaa.gov
attribute NC_GLOBAL references String SMAP Salinity and Wind Speed User's Guide, Version 4.0, JPL
attribute NC_GLOBAL source String NASA JPL
attribute NC_GLOBAL sourceUrl String (local files)
attribute NC_GLOBAL Southernmost_Northing double -89.875
attribute NC_GLOBAL standard_name_vocabulary String CF Standard Name Table v55
attribute NC_GLOBAL summary String Sea Surface Salinity - Near Real Time - SMAP Daily Composite. CoastWatch/OceanWatch Level-3 SSS products are generated directly from the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) SMAP Level-2B SSS near real time swath HDF5 files. These products improve the application of satellite SSS products in NOAA by minimizing the data latency to within 24 hours of Level-2 data availability
attribute NC_GLOBAL testOutOfDate String now-2days
attribute NC_GLOBAL time_coverage_end String 2024-03-25T12:00:00Z
attribute NC_GLOBAL time_coverage_start String 2015-04-01T12:00:00Z
attribute NC_GLOBAL time_coverage_stop String 2024-085T22:25:02.000
attribute NC_GLOBAL title String Sea Surface Salinity, SMAP, Near Real-Time, Global 0.25°, 2015-present, Daily
attribute NC_GLOBAL Westernmost_Easting double -179.875
dimension time   double nValues=3053, evenlySpaced=false, averageSpacing=1 day 1h 48m 3s
attribute time _CoordinateAxisType String Time
attribute time actual_range double 1.4278896E9, 1.711368E9
attribute time axis String T
attribute time calendar String gregorian
attribute time coverage_content_type String coordinate
attribute time ioos_category String Time
attribute time long_name String Centered Time
attribute time standard_name String time
attribute time time_origin String 01-JAN-1970 00:00:00
attribute time units String seconds since 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z
dimension altitude   double nValues=1, onlyValue=0.0
attribute altitude _CoordinateAxisType String Height
attribute altitude _CoordinateZisPositive String up
attribute altitude actual_range double 0.0, 0.0
attribute altitude axis String Z
attribute altitude coverage_content_type String coordinate
attribute altitude ioos_category String Location
attribute altitude long_name String Altitude
attribute altitude positive String up
attribute altitude standard_name String altitude
attribute altitude units String m
dimension latitude   float nValues=720, evenlySpaced=true, averageSpacing=0.25
attribute latitude _CoordinateAxisType String Lat
attribute latitude actual_range float -89.875, 89.875
attribute latitude axis String Y
attribute latitude comment String Latitude values are the centers of the grid cells
attribute latitude coverage_content_type String coordinate
attribute latitude ioos_category String Location
attribute latitude long_name String Latitude
attribute latitude standard_name String latitude
attribute latitude units String degrees_north
attribute latitude valid_max float 90.0
attribute latitude valid_min float -90.0
dimension longitude   float nValues=1440, evenlySpaced=true, averageSpacing=0.25
attribute longitude _CoordinateAxisType String Lon
attribute longitude actual_range float -179.875, 179.875
attribute longitude axis String X
attribute longitude comment String Longitude values are the centers of the grid cells
attribute longitude coverage_content_type String coordinate
attribute longitude ioos_category String Location
attribute longitude long_name String Longitude
attribute longitude standard_name String longitude
attribute longitude units String degrees_east
attribute longitude valid_max float 180.0
attribute longitude valid_min float -180.0
variable sss   float time, altitude, latitude, longitude
attribute sss _FillValue float NaN
attribute sss C_format String %.4g
attribute sss cell_methods String time: point
attribute sss colorBarMaximum double 37.0
attribute sss colorBarMinimum double 32.0
attribute sss coverage_content_type String physicalMeasurement
attribute sss grid_mapping String coord_ref
attribute sss ioos_category String Salinity
attribute sss long_name String SMAP Sea Surface Salinity
attribute sss standard_name String sea_water_practical_salinity
attribute sss units String PSU
variable sss_dif   float time, altitude, latitude, longitude
attribute sss_dif _FillValue float NaN
attribute sss_dif C_format String %.4g
attribute sss_dif cell_methods String time: point
attribute sss_dif colorBarMaximum double 5.0
attribute sss_dif colorBarMinimum double -5.0
attribute sss_dif comment String SMAP Sea Surface Salinity minus World Ocean Atlas Monthly Analyzed Sea Surface Salinity, generated for QA and validation
attribute sss_dif coverage_content_type String qualitifyInformation
attribute sss_dif ioos_category String Salinity
attribute sss_dif long_name String SMAP Sea Surface Salinity minus World Ocean Atlas Value
attribute sss_dif standard_name String sea_water_practical_salinity
attribute sss_dif units String PSU
variable ssw   float time, altitude, latitude, longitude
attribute ssw _FillValue float NaN
attribute ssw C_format String %.4g
attribute ssw colorBarMaximum double 15.0
attribute ssw colorBarMinimum double 0.0
attribute ssw ioos_category String Wind
attribute ssw long_name String SMAP Wind Speed
attribute ssw standard_name String wind_speed
attribute ssw units String m/sec
variable l2_time   double time, altitude, latitude, longitude
attribute l2_time comment String Time values are the middle of L2 files time coverage (start_time+end_time)/2
attribute l2_time ioos_category String Time
attribute l2_time long_name String Time from L2 files
attribute l2_time standard_name String time
attribute l2_time time_origin String 01-JAN-1970 00:00:00
attribute l2_time units String seconds since 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z
variable l2_lat   float time, altitude, latitude, longitude
attribute l2_lat _FillValue float NaN
attribute l2_lat C_format String %.4g
attribute l2_lat colorBarMaximum double 90.0
attribute l2_lat colorBarMinimum double -90.0
attribute l2_lat ioos_category String Location
attribute l2_lat long_name String Latitude from L2 files
attribute l2_lat standard_name String latitude
attribute l2_lat units String degrees_north
variable l2_lon   float time, altitude, latitude, longitude
attribute l2_lon _FillValue float NaN
attribute l2_lon C_format String %.4g
attribute l2_lon colorBarMaximum double 90.0
attribute l2_lon colorBarMinimum double -90.0
attribute l2_lon ioos_category String Location
attribute l2_lon long_name String Longitude from L2 files
attribute l2_lon standard_name String longitude
attribute l2_lon units String degrees_north

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