IPRC/SOEST Aquarius V5.0 Optimally Interpolated Sea Surface Salinity 7-Day global Dataset

(AQUARIUS_L4_OISSS_IPRC_7DAY_V5)
Version5.0
Processing Level4
Start/Stop Date2011-Aug-27 to 2015-Jun-07
Short NameAQUARIUS_L4_OISSS_IPRC_7DAY_V5
DescriptionThe IPRC/SOEST Aquarius OI-SSS v5 product is a level 4, near-global, 0.5 degree spatial resolution, 7-day, optimally interpolated salinity dataset based on version 5.0 of the AQUARIUS/SAC-D level 2 mission data. This is a PI led dataset produced at the International Pacific Research Center (IPRC) at the University of Hawaii (Manoa) School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology. The optimal interpolation (OI) mapping procedure used to create this product corrects for systematic spatial biases in Aquarius SSS data with respect to near-surface in situ salinity observations and takes into account available statistical information about the signal and noise, specific to the Aquarius instrument. Bias fields are constructed by differencing in situ from Aquarius derived SSS fields obtained separately using ascending and descending satellite observations for each of the three Aquarius beams, and by removal of small-scale noise and low-pass filtering along-track using a two-dimensional Hanning window procedures prior to application of the OI algorithm. Additional enhancements for this new version of the product include: 1) The V5.0 (end-of mission) version of Aquarius Level-2 (swath) SSS data are used as input data for the OI SSS analysis. 2) The source of the first guess fields has changed from the APDRC Argo-derived SSS product to the average of four different in-situ based SSS products. 3) The bias correction algorithm has changed to adjust SSS retrievals for large-scale systematic biases on a repeat-track basis. 4) New, less restrictive thresholds are implemented to filter observations for land and ice contamination, thus improving coverage in the coastal areas and semi-enclosed seas. 5) Level-2 RFI masks for descending and ascending satellite passes are used to discard observations in specific geographic zones where excessive ascending-descending differences are observed due to contamination from undetected RFI. The Aquarius instrument is onboard the AQUARIUS/SAC-D satellite, a collaborative effort between NASA and the Argentinian Space Agency Comision Nacional de Actividades Espaciales (CONAE). The instrument consists of three radiometers in push broom alignment at incidence angles of 29, 38, and 46 degrees incidence angles relative to the shadow side of the orbit. Footprints for the beams are: 76 km (along-track) x 94 km (cross-track), 84 km x 120 km and 96km x 156 km, yielding a total cross-track swath of 370 km. The radiometers measure brightness temperature at 1.413 GHz in their respective horizontal and vertical polarizations (TH and TV). A scatterometer operating at 1.26 GHz measures ocean backscatter in each footprint that is used for surface roughness corrections in the estimation of salinity. The scatterometer has an approximate 390km swath. The Aquarius polar orbit is sun synchronous at 657 km with a 6 pm, ascending node, and has a 7-Day repeat cycle.
DOI10.5067/AQR50-4U7CS
MeasurementOCEANS > SALINITY/DENSITY > SALINITY
Platform/Sensor
Aquarius SAC-D
Platform
Name: Aquarius SAC-D (Aquarius SAC-D)
Orbit Period: 98.0 minutes
Inclination Angle: 98.0 degrees
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AQUARIUS_RADIOMETER
SENSOR
Name: Aquarius Radiometer (AQUARIUS_RADIOMETER)
Swath Width: 390.0 kilometers
Description: Spacecraft angular distance from orbital plane relative to the Equator.

Aquarius SAC-D
Platform
Name: Aquarius SAC-D (Aquarius SAC-D)
Orbit Period: 98.0 minutes
Inclination Angle: 98.0 degrees
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AQUARIUS_SCATTEROMETER
SENSOR
Name: Aquarius Scatterometer (AQUARIUS_SCATTEROMETER)
Swath Width: 390.0 kilometers
Description: Spacecraft angular distance from orbital plane relative to the Equator.

ProjectAQUARIUS SAC-D (AQUARIUS SAC-D)
Data ProviderPublisher: IPRC/SOEST - Oleg Melnichenko
Creator: Oleg Melnichenko
Release Place: IPRC/SOEST University of Hawaii, Manoa
Release Date: 2018-Aug-31
Resource: http://apdrc.soest.hawaii.edu/datadoc/oisss.php

FormatnetCDF-4
Keyword(s)v5, Aquarius, salinity, SSS, OI, oisss, optimally interpolated, IPRC, SOEST, polar, sun-synchronous, sss, psu, CONAE, argentina, JPL
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Resolution
Spatial Resolution: 0.5 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees
Temporal Resolution: Weekly - < Monthly
 
Coverage
Region: GLOBAL
North Bounding Coordinate: 90 degrees
South Bounding Coordinate: -90 degrees
West Bounding Coordinate: -180 degrees
East Bounding Coordinate: 180 degrees
Time Span: 2011-Aug-27 to 2015-Jun-07
Granule Time Span: 2011-Aug-27 to 2015-Jun-03
 
Projection
Projection Type: Gridded
Ellipsoid: WGS 84
 
NameLong NameUnit
latitudelatitudedegrees_north
longitudelongitudedegrees_east
ssssea surface salinitypss
timefirst day of the week over which Aquarius data have been collectedJulian days since December 31, 2010
Citation is critically important for dataset documentation and discovery. Please cite the data as follows, and cite the reference papers when it is appropriate.
Citation Oleg Melnichenko. 2018. Aquarius L4 Optimally Interpoated Sea Surface Salinity. Ver. 5.0. PO.DAAC, CA, USA. Dataset accessed [YYYY-MM-DD] at https://doi.org/10.5067/AQR50-4U7CS

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Journal Reference Melnichenko, O., P. Hacker., N. Maximenko, G. Lagerloef, and J. Potemra (2016), Optimal interpolation of Aquarius sea surface salinity, J. Geophys. Res. Oceans, 121, 602-616, doi:10.1002/2015JC011343

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VersionDatasetVersion DateStatus
5.0IPRC/SOEST Aquarius V5.0 Optimally Interpolated Sea Surface Salinity 7-Day global Dataset2023-03-20COMPLETE2023-03-20T19:07:00.000Z
4.0IPRC/SOEST Aquarius V4.0 Optimally Interpolated Sea Surface Salinity 7-Day global Dataset2023-03-20RETIRED.2023-03-20T17:18:00.000Z