ECCO-GODAE MIT/AER

Area: Quasi-Global

Period: 1992-2004

Data available: YES

Model: MITgcm
Resolution: Four different configurationss v2.xx 1°x1°, 23 levels; v3.xx as v2 but with sea ice; v4. 1°x1° (1/3° equator), 43 level, global LLC grid with sea ice. SOSE 1/6°, 43 levels
Data assimilated: All alt. SLA,;GRACE- based MDT; Gouretski/Koltermann clim., all Argo, WOCE hydrog., SEaOS elephant seal; NCEP reanal.; Reynolds /TMI/AMSR-E SST
Assimilation method:
Forcing and relaxation used:
Download Data: OPeNDAP from ecco-group.org
Contact: Patrick Heimbach,heimbach (at) mit.edu
References: C. Wunsch and P. Heimbach, 2006, Estimated Decadal Changes in the North Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation and Heat Flux 1993-2004, J. Phys. Oceanogr. 36, 2012-2024
Information: ecco-group.org