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    • SWOT Simulated Level-2 Nadir SSH from MITgcm ECCO LLC4320 for Cal/Val Version 1

    Metadata Updated: April 9, 2026

    This dataset provides simulated sea surface height (SSH) in a format similar to the future SWOT Level 2 (L2) altimetry data stream from the Poseidon 3C nadir altimeter. The simulated data were generated by the "ECCO LLC4320" global ocean simulation. ECCO, which means "Estimating the Circulation and Climate of the Ocean", is a data assimilation and model (and the international consortium of scientists who maintains it) based on the MIT general circulation model (MITgcm) that assimilates and constrains observational data from numerous sources to estimate the ocean state. The model operates on the Lat-Lon-Cap (LLC) grid with a nominal horizontal resolution of 1/48-degrees (when approximated over the entire model domain, corresponding to ~2-km cell size at the equator). SSH data produced by ECCO LLC4320 were rendered from the native output format into the format prescribed in the SWOT L2 SSH PDD to aid ongoing data product development and to benefit future users of data produced during operational phases of the SWOT mission.

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    Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. License: See this page for license information.

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    Dates

    Metadata Created Date April 11, 2025
    Metadata Updated Date April 9, 2026

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from NASA Data.json

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    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Created Date April 11, 2025
    Metadata Updated Date April 9, 2026
    Publisher NASA/JPL/PODAAC
    Maintainer
    Identifier 10.5067/NADIR-2MEC1
    Data Last Modified 2026-04-06
    Category Earth Science
    Public Access Level public
    Bureau Code 026:00
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    Schema Version https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema
    Catalog Describedby https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.json
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    Harvest Source Id 58f92550-7a01-4f00-b1b2-8dc953bd598f
    Harvest Source Title NASA Data.json
    License https://www.usa.gov/government-works
    Old Spatial "CARTESIAN",{"WestBoundingCoordinate":-180.0,"NorthBoundingCoordinate":77.6,"EastBoundingCoordinate":180.0,"SouthBoundingCoordinate":-77.6}, Maximum Depth;Minimum Depth, 6134.5;0
    Program Code 026:000
    Source Datajson Identifier True
    Source Hash b0aa12880b09d3be5de9e1fb312419590aee7c3eb77717eb0a7c5b7c95fef1cd
    Source Schema Version 1.1
    Spatial
    Temporal 2011-11-13/2012-11-12

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