Tellus Level-4 Ocean Mass Anomaly Time Series from JPL GRACE/GRACE-FO Mascon CRI Filtered Release 06.3 version 04

(OCEAN_MASS_TELLUS_MASCON_CRI_TIME_SERIES_RL06.3_V4)
VersionRL06.3Mv04
Processing Level4
Start/Stop Date2002-Apr-01 to Present
Short NameOCEAN_MASS_TELLUS_MASCON_CRI_TIME_SERIES_RL06.3_V4
DescriptionThis dataset is a time series of mass variability averaged over all of the global ocean. It provides the non-steric or mass only sea level changes over time. The mass variability are derived from JPL GRACE Mascon Ocean, Ice, and Hydrology Equivalent Water Height CRI Filtered RL06.1Mv04 dataset, which can be found at https://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/dataset/TELLUS_GRAC-GRFO_MASCON_CRI_GRID_RL06.3_V4. A more detailed description on the Mascon solution, including the mathematical derivation, implementation of geophysical constraints, and solution validation, please see Watkins et al., 2015, doi: 10.1002/2014JB011547. The mass variability is provided as an ASCII table.
DOI10.5067/TEMSC-OT634
MeasurementCLIMATE INDICATORS > ATMOSPHERIC/OCEAN INDICATORS > SEA LEVEL RISE
OCEANS > SEA SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY > SEA LEVEL
Platform/Sensor
GRACE-FO
Platform
Name: Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment Follow-On (GRACE-FO)
Orbit Period: 94.5 minutes
Inclination Angle: 89.0 degrees
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GRACE-FO MWI
SENSOR
Name: GRACE-FO Microwave Instrument (GRACE-FO MWI)

GRACE
Platform
Name: Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE)
Orbit Period: -1.0 minutes
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GRACE INTERFEROMETER
SENSOR
Name: GRACE INTERFEROMETER (GRACE INTERFEROMETER)

ProjectGravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE)
ProjectGravity Recovery and Climate Experiment Follow-On (GRACE-FO)
Data ProviderPublisher: PO.DAAC
Creator: D. N. Wiese, D.-N. Yuan, C. Boening, F. W. Landerer, M. M. Watkins
Release Place: PO.DAAC
Release Date: 2024-Jan-25
Resource: http://grace.jpl.nasa.gov/data/get-data/jpl_global_mascons/

FormatASCII
Keyword(s)Tellus, Mascon, Ocean Mass, Water Height, Gravity, Ocean Bottom Pressure, Sea Level, GRACE-FO
Questions related to this dataset? Contact podaac@podaac.jpl.nasa.gov
Resolution
Spatial Resolution: 0.5 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees
Temporal Resolution: Monthly - < Annual
 
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: 2002-Apr-01 to Present
Granule Time Span: 2002-Apr-01 to 2024-Aug-31
 
Projection
Projection Type: N/A
Ellipsoid: WGS 84
 
GENERAL DOCUMENTATION
DATA CITATION POLICY
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 D. N. Wiese, D.-N. Yuan, C. Boening, F. W. Landerer, M. M. Watkins. 2024. Tellus Level-4 Ocean Mass Anomaly Time Series from JPL GRACE/GRACE-FO Mascon CRI Filtered Release 06.3 version 04. Ver. RL06.3Mv04. PO.DAAC, CA, USA. Dataset accessed [YYYY-MM-DD] at https://doi.org/10.5067/TEMSC-OT634

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Journal Reference Watkins, MM, Wiese, DN, Yuan, D-N, Boening, C, and Landerer. 2015. Improved methods for observing Earth's time variable mass distribution with GRACE using spherical cap mascons, J. Geophys. Res. Solid Earth, 120. https://doi.org/10.1002/2014JB011547

Wiese, D. N., F. W. Landerer, and M. M. Watkins (2016), Quantifying and reducing leakage errors in the JPL RL05M GRACE mascon solution, Water Resour. Res., 52, 7490–7502, doi:10.1002/2016WR019344.

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