1/2° Analysis

Note: restarts from this analysis are used for the seasonal forecast so may be referred to as Seasonal


Version: GEOS5odas-5.00: odas-503/A004

Resolution: 1/2-degree ocean and atmospheric forcing

Online Availability:  monthly averages from 1993-present

  • TDS: NetCDF Download/Subset
  • FTP
Collections: ocn_ana_2D, ocn_ana_3D, ocn_cmip5, Variables: Naming convention used in the CMIP5 protocol

Assimilated Data
Variable Source
Temperature profiles XBT, CTD, TAO, PIRATA, RAMA, Argo
Salinity Profiles CTD, Argo
Surface Temperature Reynolds Daily
Ice Concentration NSIDC
Sea-level Anomaly Topex/Poseidon, Jason
Surface Salinity WOA 2009 Climatology