Ocean data
CLS offers various types of ocean products based on satellite observations, covering the global ocean surface.
These products are customized to serve specific applications related to the needs of the offshore Oil & Gas industry. The production of these products is operational and is performed in real-time.
| Ocean data catalogue | ||
|---|---|---|
| VEL_SURCOUF Surface currents (resolution: 25 km, updated daily) |
Surface currents deduced from altimetry and wind | ) Surface currents in the Bay of Bengal |
| SST_AVHRR Sea surface temperature (resolution: 1 km, updated 3 times a week ) |
Temperature deduced from infra-red AVHRR sensors | ) Sea surface temperature (infra-red sensor) along the coast of West Africa |
| SST_TMI Sea surface temperature (resolution: 40 km, updated 3 times a week) |
Temperature deduced from TMI micro-wave sensors | ) Sea surface temperature (micro-wave sensor) along the coast of West Africa |
| TIDE & TIDE_VEL Tide level and tide velocity (resolution: 10 km, hourly data, 20 years of data) |
Ocean tides are deduced from a hydrodynamic model based on the astronomic tide potential. | ) Hourly tide current in the Strait of Djakarta |
| SURGE & SURGE_VEL Storm surge and storm surge velocity (resolution: 25 km, one measurement every 6 hours) |
Storm surges are deduced from a hydrodynamic model based on the wind (at 10m) and atmospheric pressure. | |
| SLA & SLA_VEL Ssalto/Duacs gridded sea level anomalies & geostrophic velocity anomalies (resolution: 25 km, updated daily) |
Sea level calculation based on a 7-year average and derived geostrophic velocity anomalies | ) Sea level anomaly in the Gulf of Mexico |
| SSH & SSH_VEL Absolute dynamic heights and Ssalto/Duacs gridded geostrophic velocities (resolution: 25 km, updated daily) |
Sea level in relation to geoid and derived geostrophic velocities | ) Sea level height and geostrophic velocity in the Mozambique Channel. |
