Ocean Data Collections


Dimensions: 3D: Longitude = 360, Latitude = 181, Levels = 50

Variables names using the CMIP5 protocol

Online Availability:

  • 1° Analysis: monthly averages from 1960:   FTPTDS
  • 1/2° Analysis: monthly averages from 1993-present   FTPTDS

3D Ocean Analysis
Variable Description
T Potential temperature
S Salinity
U Eastward current
V Northward current
RHO Density
WMO Upward Mass Transport