Types of dataset: Ssalto/Duacs multimission altimeter products
Contents: along-track sea surface heights computed with respect to a seven-year mean
Use: study of ocean variability (mesoscale circulation, seasonal variation, El Niño...), including operational oceanography (near-real time products)
Description: mono altimeter satellite product homogeneous with other satellites available in near-real time and in delayed time.
Geographic coverage: global
A specific regional product with an improved quality is available in local areas (more information).

Format: NetCDF

Tools:

• User Handook: Ssalto/Duacs User Handbook : (M)SLA and (M)ADT Near-Real Time and Delayed Time Products
• Data reading software

Description: this delayed time product is available in two versions:

• "Ref" (Reference) series: homogeneous datasets based on two satellites (Jason-2 / Envisat  or Jason-1 / Envisat or Topex/Poseidon / ERS) with the same groundtrack. Sampling is stable in time.
• "Upd" (Updated) series: up-to-date datasets with up to four satellites at a given time (Jason-2 / Jason-1 / Envisat from 2009 or between October 2002 and September 2005, the association Jason-1 / Topex/Poseidon / Envisat / GFO). Sampling and Long Wavelength Errors determination are improved, but quality of the series is not homogeneous.
SLA

Copyright : 2005-ongoing CLS - Cnes

DT-SLA "Ref"

DT-SLA "Upd"

Description : the NRT "historical data" are available one month after the date of measurement. The delivery delay for the RT and NRT data is lower: from few hours after the measurements to 3 days.
Condition of access : The NRT "historical data" are freely available via the links below. For RT and NRT data less for one month, see Access to Ssalto/Duacs data .
Data period : within a few months at most, from the latest update of the DT products to today.
Copyright : 2001-ongoing CLS-Cnes.