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FNMOC Ocean QC

Observational data from the FNMOC Ocean QC process is posted in near real-time to the USGODAE server twice daily, at 1145 and 2345 GMT.
These files contain all of the unclassified in-situ data used to initialize the US Navy NOGAPS model, and all of the climate and background (forecast) values used in the QC process.
Format: Binary (Decoder source available online)

ALTIMETRY
TOPEX, GFO, and ERS altimeter SSH

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Data Provider FNMOC
Simple decoder and header: ocn_obs.f and ocn_types.h or FTP
Example Altim Decoder Output

MCSST
AVHRR SST retrievals

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Data Provider FNMOC
Simple decoder and header: ocn_obs.f and ocn_types.h or FTP
Example MCSST Decoder Output

PROFILE
Fixed/drifting buoy, bathy, and PALACE float data

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Data Provider FNMOC
Simple decoder and header: ocn_obs.f and ocn_types.h or FTP
Example Profile Decoder Output

SFCOBS
Surface Observations: Ship, fixed/drifting buoy, and CMAN in-situ surface temperatures

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Data Provider FNMOC
Simple decoder and header: ocn_obs.f and ocn_types.h or FTP
Example Surface Observation Decoder Output

SSMI/I
DMSP sea ice concentration retrievals

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Data Provider FNMOC
Simple decoder and header: ocn_obs.f and ocn_types.h or FTP
Example SSMI Decoder Output

NAVOCEANO Data

NAVOCEANO daily sea surface temperature (SST) retrievals.
Format: ASCII Text

NAVO MCSST
Daily Sea Surface Temperature: AVHRR MCSST Composite

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Data Provider NAVOCEANO
Operational Processing of Satellite SST Retrievals at NAVOCEANO
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NAVO LAC SST
High Resolution (4km) Local Area Coverage Sea Surface Temperature: AVHRR MCSST

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Operational Processing of Satellite SST Retrievals at NAVOCEANO
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NAVO GOES SST
GOES 8, GOES 10: Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) hourly SST retrievals

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Operational Processing of Satellite SST Retrievals at NAVOCEANO
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NAVO SSH
TOPEX, ERS-2, and GFO Satellite daily SSH retrievals

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Data Provider NAVOCEANO
Satellite Altimetry Information from NRL
Data Format and File Name Information

MET Data

Meteorological Data
Three week archive of the latest 4x daily MET obs.
Format: Binary (Decoder source available online)

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Data Provider FNMOC
Drivers for processing FNMOC MET obs files: adpread.tar or FTP
On-line Documentation for FNMOC MET files.

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