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NOAA Laboratory for Satellite Altimetry Sea Level Rise Products: Global and regional sea level time series and trend maps for the major ocean basins and marginal seas, based on measurements from satellite radar altimeters, since 1992


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            title:  NOAA Laboratory for Satellite Altimetry Sea Level Rise Products: Global and regional sea level time series and trend maps for the major ocean basins and marginal seas, based on measurements from satellite radar altimeters, since 1992
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        abstract:  This dataset contains global and regional mean sea level time series and trend maps calculated on a continual basis since December 1992 by Laboratory for Satellite Altimetry (LSA), Center for Satellite Applications and Research (STAR), NESDIS/NOAA. They are based on data from the series of reference missions (TOPEX/Poseidon, Jason-1 and Jason-2) that provide global mean sea level about every ten days with an uncertainty of 2-4 mm. In addition, estimates of mean sea level are also calculated from other satellite altimeter missions, including Geosat Follow-on, Envisat, ERS-1, and ERS-2.
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                description:  NCEI Accession 0125535 v1.1 was published.
                dateTime:
                  DateTime:  2015-07-02T14:45:20Z
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                description:  NCEI Accession 0125535 was revised and v2.2 was published.
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                  DateTime:  2015-07-02T16:42:21Z
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                description:  NCEI Accession 0125535 was revised and v3.3 was published.
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                  DateTime:  2015-07-02T16:47:23Z
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                description:  NCEI Accession 0125535 was revised and v4.4 was published.
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                  DateTime:  2015-07-02T17:00:24Z
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                description:  NCEI Accession 0125535 was revised and v5.5 was published.
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                  DateTime:  2015-07-02T17:03:25Z
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                description:  NCEI Accession 0125535 was revised and v6.6 was published.
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                  DateTime:  2015-07-02T17:31:20Z
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                description:  NCEI Accession 0125535 was revised and v7.7 was published.
                dateTime:
                  DateTime:  2015-07-02T17:47:21Z
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                description:  NCEI Accession 0125535 was revised and v8.8 was published.
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                  DateTime:  2015-07-02T18:33:21Z
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                description:  NCEI Accession 0125535 was revised and v9.9 was published.
                dateTime:
                  DateTime:  2016-01-12T21:37:25Z
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                description:  NCEI Accession 0125535 was revised and v10.10 was published.
                dateTime:
                  DateTime:  2016-01-14T17:49:36Z
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                description:  NCEI Accession 0125535 was revised and v11.11 was published.
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                  DateTime:  2016-01-14T18:37:24Z
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                description:  NCEI Accession 0125535 was revised and v12.12 was published.
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                  DateTime:  2016-01-14T18:51:24Z
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                  DateTime:  2016-01-14T19:25:25Z
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                description:  NCEI Accession 0125535 was revised and v14.14 was published.
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                  DateTime:  2016-01-14T19:55:25Z
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                description:  NCEI Accession 0125535 was revised and v15.15 was published.
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                  DateTime:  2016-02-02T13:21:27Z
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                description:  NCEI Accession 0125535 was revised and v16.16 was published.
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                  DateTime:  2016-03-02T13:21:27Z
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                description:  NCEI Accession 0125535 was revised and v17.17 was published.
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                  DateTime:  2016-04-04T13:21:28Z
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                description:  NCEI Accession 0125535 was revised and v18.18 was published.
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                  DateTime:  2016-05-03T13:21:24Z
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                description:  NCEI Accession 0125535 was revised and v19.19 was published.
                dateTime:
                  DateTime:  2016-06-02T13:21:28Z
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                description:  NCEI Accession 0125535 was revised and v20.20 was published.
                dateTime:
                  DateTime:  2016-07-04T13:21:25Z
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                description:  NCEI Accession 0125535 was revised and v21.21 was published.
                dateTime:
                  DateTime:  2016-08-02T14:51:17Z
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                description:  NCEI Accession 0125535 was revised and v22.22 was published.
                dateTime:
                  DateTime:  2016-09-02T13:21:31Z
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                description:  NCEI Accession 0125535 was revised and v23.23 was published.
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                  DateTime:  2016-10-04T13:21:26Z
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                description:  NCEI Accession 0125535 was revised and v24.24 was published.
                dateTime:
                  DateTime:  2017-09-04T13:21:24Z
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                description:  NCEI Accession 0125535 was revised and v25.25 was published.
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                  DateTime:  2017-10-03T13:21:23Z
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                description:  NCEI Accession 0125535 was revised and v26.26 was published.
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                  DateTime:  2017-11-02T13:21:39Z
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                description:  NCEI Accession 0125535 was revised and v27.27 was published.
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                  DateTime:  2017-12-04T13:21:22Z
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                description:  NCEI Accession 0125535 was revised and v28.28 was published.
                dateTime:
                  DateTime:  2018-02-02T13:22:17Z
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                description:  NCEI Accession 0125535 was revised and v29.29 was published.
                dateTime:
                  DateTime:  2018-03-07T15:54:25Z
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                description:  NCEI Accession 0125535 was revised and v30.30 was published.
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                  DateTime:  2018-05-08T13:21:34Z
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                description:  NCEI Accession 0125535 was revised and v31.31 was published.
                dateTime:
                  DateTime:  2018-06-08T21:24:31Z
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                description:  NCEI Accession 0125535 was revised and v32.32 was published.
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                  DateTime:  2018-07-08T13:21:30Z
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                description:  NCEI Accession 0125535 was revised and v33.33 was published.
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                  DateTime:  2018-08-08T13:21:26Z
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                description:  NCEI Accession 0125535 was revised and v34.34 was published.
                dateTime:
                  DateTime:  2018-09-08T13:21:26Z
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                description:  NCEI Accession 0125535 was revised and v35.35 was published.
                dateTime:
                  DateTime:  2018-10-08T13:21:28Z
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                description:  NCEI Accession 0125535 was revised and v36.36 was published.
                dateTime:
                  DateTime:  2018-11-08T13:21:59Z
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                description:  NCEI Accession 0125535 was revised and v37.37 was published.
                dateTime:
                  DateTime:  2018-12-08T13:22:02Z
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                description:  NCEI Accession 0125535 was revised and v38.38 was published.
                dateTime:
                  DateTime:  2019-02-07T14:31:57Z
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                description:  NCEI Accession 0125535 was revised and v39.39 was published.
                dateTime:
                  DateTime:  2019-03-08T18:28:06Z
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                description:  NCEI Accession 0125535 was revised and v40.40 was published.
                dateTime:
                  DateTime:  2019-05-09T00:18:49Z
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                description:  NCEI Accession 0125535 was revised and v41.41 was published.
                dateTime:
                  DateTime:  2019-07-08T13:21:55Z
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                description:  NCEI Accession 0125535 was revised and v42.42 was published.
                dateTime:
                  DateTime:  2019-11-09T22:54:39Z
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                description:  NCEI Accession 0125535 was revised and v43.43 was published.
                dateTime:
                  DateTime:  2019-12-08T15:27:00Z
            processStep:  (LE_ProcessStep)
                description:  NCEI Accession 0125535 was revised and v44.44 was published.
                dateTime:
                  DateTime:  2020-02-07T14:12:05Z
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                description:  NCEI Accession 0125535 was revised and v45.45 was published.
                dateTime:
                  DateTime:  2020-03-08T13:34:02Z
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                description:  NCEI Accession 0125535 was revised and v46.46 was published.
                dateTime:
                  DateTime:  2020-04-08T13:26:13Z
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                description:  NCEI Accession 0125535 was revised and v47.47 was published.
                dateTime:
                  DateTime:  2020-05-08T16:00:39Z
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                description:  NCEI Accession 0125535 was revised and v48.48 was published.
                dateTime:
                  DateTime:  2020-06-08T13:41:20Z
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                description:  NCEI Accession 0125535 was revised and v49.49 was published.
                dateTime:
                  DateTime:  2020-07-08T13:39:49Z
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                description:  NCEI Accession 0125535 was revised and v50.50 was published.
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                  DateTime:  2020-08-08T13:29:25Z
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                description:  NCEI Accession 0125535 was revised and v51.51 was published.
                dateTime:
                  DateTime:  2020-11-08T13:26:03Z
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                description:  NCEI Accession 0125535 was revised and v52.52 was published.
                dateTime:
                  DateTime:  2021-08-08T13:24:40Z
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                description:  NCEI Accession 0125535 was revised and v53.53 was published.
                dateTime:
                  DateTime:  2021-09-08T13:24:17Z
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                description:  NCEI Accession 0125535 was revised and v54.54 was published.
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                  DateTime:  2021-10-08T15:51:45Z
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                description:  NCEI Accession 0125535 was revised and v55.55 was published.
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                  DateTime:  2021-11-08T13:24:43Z
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                description:  NCEI Accession 0125535 was revised and v56.56 was published.
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                  DateTime:  2021-12-08T13:24:37Z
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                description:  NCEI Accession 0125535 was revised and v57.57 was published.
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                  DateTime:  2022-01-08T13:34:35Z
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                description:  NCEI Accession 0125535 was revised and v58.58 was published.
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                  DateTime:  2022-02-08T13:25:45Z
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                description:  NCEI Accession 0125535 was revised and v59.59 was published.
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                  DateTime:  2022-04-08T13:24:14Z
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                description:  NCEI Accession 0125535 was revised and v60.60 was published.
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                  DateTime:  2022-06-08T13:23:18Z
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                description:  NCEI Accession 0125535 was revised and v61.61 was published.
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                  DateTime:  2022-10-08T13:24:54Z
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                description:  NCEI Accession 0125535 was revised and v62.62 was published.
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                  DateTime:  2022-12-08T13:26:42Z
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                description:  NOAA created the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) by merging NOAA's National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC), and National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC), including the National Coastal Data Development Center (NCDDC), per the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, Public Law 113-235. NCEI launched publicly on April 22, 2015.
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                  DateTime:  2015-04-22T00:00:00
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                code:  satellite sensor - altimeter
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                code:  Envisat
            description:  Updated information from ICES for the vessel Envisat from UNITED STATES(US). Name : Envisat Country(s) : UNITED STATES(US) (ISO Country Code) Platform Class : 65 Orbiting satellite Commissioned Date : 2002-03-01 Decommissioned Date : 2012-04-08 Notes : ESA Environmental Satellite. Single flight unit of the Envisat programme. Main missions were atmospheric chemistry, climatology, ocean and ice. Information Sources: - http://www.wmo-sat.info/oscar/satellites/view/78 - Instruments: AATSR et al Confirmed by NOAA on 2018-08-08.
            instrument: (missing)
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                code:  ERS-1
            description:  Updated information from ICES for the platform ERS-1. Name ERS-1 Country(s) FR: FRANCE Platform Class 65: Orbiting satellite Commissioned Date 1991-07-17 Decommissioned Date 2000-03-10 Notes - European Remote-sensing Satellite. 1st flight unit of the ERS programme. Main mission was ocean observation. - Instruments: ATSR et al Information Source (URL) http://www.wmo-sat.info/oscar/satellites/view/89 Confirmed by NOAA on 2018-08-08.
            instrument: (missing)
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            identifier:  (MD_Identifier)
                code:  ERS-2
            description:  Updated information from ICES for the platform ERS-2 from FRANCE. Name ERS-2 Country(s) FR: FRANCE Platform Class 65: Orbiting satellite Native Name Synonyms Call Sign MMSI IMO Pennant Title Commissioned Date 1995-04-21 Decommissioned Date 2011-07-06 Notes - European Remote-sensing Satellite. 2nd (last) flight unit of the ERS programme. Main mission was ocean observation. Information Source (URL) http://www.wmo-sat.info/oscar/satellites/view/90 Confirmed by NOAA on 2018-08-08.
            instrument: (missing)
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            identifier:  (MD_Identifier)
                code:  GFO (GEOSAT FOLLOWON, GEOSat Follow-on, Geosat Follow On)
            description:  Updated information from ICES for the platform GFO from UNITED STATES. Name GFO Synonyms Geosat Follow On, GEOSat Follow-on, GEOSAT FOLLOWON Country(s) US: UNITED STATES Platform Class 65: Orbiting satellite Commissioned Date 1998-02-10 Decommissioned Date 2008-10-22 Notes - GEOSat Follow-on. 2nd (last) flight unit of the GEOSat programme. Main mission was ocean altimetry. Information Source (URL) - http://www.wmo-sat.info/oscar/satellites/view/134 Confirmed by NOAA on 2018-08-08.
            instrument: (missing)
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            identifier:  (MD_Identifier)
                code:  JASON-1
            description:  Updated information from ICES for the platform JASON-1 from FRANCE. Description: Altimetry satellite; follow-on of the TOPEX-Poseidon satellite Country *: FR FRA 250 ISO 3166-2:FR (NODC ATDB=79) Platform Class *: 65-Orbiting satellite Operations/Responsible organization: Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES) Previous Name: N/A Commissioned Date: (2001-12-07) Decommissioned Date: (2013-07-01) Current Length (m): Height: 3.4 meters Built Date (YYYY-MM-DD): unknown GCMD Platform Keyword: "Earth Observation Satellites","","JASON-1","" Notes +: Jason-1 is a follow-on altimetric mission to the very successful TOPEX/Poseidon mission. It is a joint mission between NASA and CNES. It launched December 7, 2001 and began data collection at January 15, 2002. Jason-1 is capable of measuring significant wave height, sigma0, dry and wet troposphere and ionosphere, which can be used to calculate sea surface height and anomalies and total electron content. Jason-1 was decommissioned in June 2013. Info Source: http://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/OceanSurfaceTopography/JASON1 http://www.cnes.fr/web/CNES-en/1441-jason.php http://www.aviso.altimetry.fr/en/missions/past-missions/jason-1.html http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/press_kits/jason-2.pdf https://directory.eoportal.org/web/eoportal/satellite-missions/j/jason-1 http://www.aviso.altimetry.fr/en/newsstand/newsletter/newsletter07/jason-system-overview-and-status.html Submitted to ICES 2014-09-24 Confirmed by NOAA on 2018-08-08.
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            identifier:  (MD_Identifier)
                code:  Jason-2
            description:  Updated information from ICES for the platform JASON-2 from FRANCE and UNITED STATES. Name JASON-2 Country(s) FR: FRANCE; US: UNITED STATES Platform Class 65: Orbiting satellite Commissioned Date 2008-06-20 Decommissioned Date 2016 Information Source (URL) http://www.wmo-sat.info/oscar/satellites/view/205 OTHER INFORMATION: The Ocean Surface Topography Mission (OSTM) is a joint effort by four organizations to measure sea surface height by using a radar altimeter mounted on a low-earth orbiting satellite called Jason-2. The four mission participants are: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (US NOAA), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (US NASA), Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (FRANCE CNES), and European Meteorological Satellite Organisation (EU EUMETSAT). JASON-2 was built under direction from CNES. After launch by NASA, CNES and NASA transferred operation and control of the JASON-2 platform to NOAA. The Jason-2 satellite was launched in June 20, 2008. Submitted to ICES on 2014-06-04. Confirmed by NOAA on 2018-08-08. After more than 11 years in orbit and well beyond its three- to five-year mission baseline, the Ocean Surface Topography Mission (OSTM) on Jason-2 permanently ceased acquisition of scientific data at 06:48 UTC on 1 October 2019 due to aging-related issues onboard the spacecraft.
            instrument: (missing)
        platform:  (MI_Platform)
            identifier:  (MD_Identifier)
                code:  TOPEX Poseidon (TOPEX/Poseidon)
            description:  Updated information from ICES for the Code 335X Name TOPEX Poseidon Synonyms TOPEX/Poseidon Country(s) FR: FRANCE; US: UNITED STATES Platform Class 65: Orbiting satellite Commissioned Date 1992-08-10 Decommissioned Date 2005-10-09 Current Length(m) 5.5 Notes - TOPEX/Poseidon (or simply T/P) is a cooperative Earth observation mission of the USA and France (NASA/JPL and CNES as partners) with the overall objective to provide high-accuracy global sea level (ocean height) measurements in coordinates relative to the center of the Earth. From this information, ocean circulation patterns can be mapped. NASA provided the satellite bus, five instruments, and is responsible for spacecraft operations. Information Source (URL) - http://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/OceanSurfaceTopography/TOPEX-POSEIDON OTHER INFORMATION: Description: Sea level observation satellite Country *: USA and France Platform Class *: 65-Orbiting satellite Operations/Responsible organization: NASA and Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES). Previous Name: N/A Commissioned Date: 1992-08-10 Decommissioned Date: 2005-10-09 Current Length (m): 5.5 m x 6.6 m x 2.8 m (span = 11.5 m) Built Date (YYYY-MM-DD): unknown GCMD Platform Keyword: "Earth Observation Satellites","","TOPEX/POSEIDON","Ocean Topography Experiment" Notes +: TOPEX/Poseidon (or simply T/P) is a cooperative Earth observation mission of the USA and France (NASA/JPL and CNES as partners) with the overall objective to provide high-accuracy global sea level (ocean height) measurements in coordinates relative to the center of the Earth. From this information, ocean circulation patterns can be mapped. The T/P data analysis helps to understand how the oceans interact with the atmosphere, and improve our ability to predict the global climate. NASA provided the satellite bus, five instruments, and is responsible for spacecraft operations. CNES furnished two of the spacecraft's instruments and the mission's Ariane launch vehicle. Background: Poseidon was originally a separate CNES mission in planning, but was later combined with TOPEX (agreement in 1987). TOPEX/Poseidon is the heart of the WOCE (World Ocean Circulation Experiment) program; it was also used for the campaigns of TOGA/COARE (Tropical Oceans and Global Atmosphere Experiment / Coupled Ocean Atmosphere Response Experiment). The T/P satellite is regarded the successor mission of the following US altimetry missions: GEOS-3 (Geodynamics Experimental Ocean Satellite-3, launch 1975), SEASAT (launch 1978) and GEOSAT (Geodetic Satellite, launch 1985). TOPEX/Poseidon was capable of measuring significant wave height, sigma0, dry and wet troposphere and ionosphere, which can be used to calculate sea surface height and anomalies and total electron content. Info Source: http://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/OceanSurfaceTopography/TOPEX-POSEIDON http://www.aviso.altimetry.fr/en/missions/past-missions/topexposeidon.html https://directory.eoportal.org/web/eoportal/satellite-missions/t/topex-poseidon Submitted to ICES 2014-09-24 Confirmed by NOAA on 2018-08-08.
            instrument: (missing)