Ocean Data Collections


Dimensions: 2D: Longitude = 360, Latitude = 181

Variables names using the CMIP5 protocol

Online Availability:

  • 1° Analysis: monthly averages from 1960:   FTP,  TDS
  • 1/2° Analysis: monthly averages from 1993-present:   FTP,  TDS

2D Ocean Analysis
Variable Description
TS Surface temperature
UI Zonal velocity of surface sea ice
US Surface Agrid eastward velocity
VI Meridional velocity of surface sea ice
VS Surface temperature
UI Surface Agrid northward velocity
sic Sea ice area fraction
sit Sea ice thickness
TAUX Agrid eastward stress on skin
TAUY Agrid northward stress on skin
STRENGTH Ice strength
SSH Sea level height
SS Surface salinity
HFLUX Turbulent heat flux from skin to ocean
QFLUX Freshwater flux from skin to ocean
RFLUX Downward radiative heat flux at ocean bottom
SFLUX Salt flux from skin to ocean