SODA 2.2.4

Area: Global

Period: 1871-2008

Data available: YES

Model: POP2.x
Resolution: Horizontal 0.25° on average (0.25°x0.4° tropics) Vertical 40 levels, 10m top layer
Data assimilated: WOD09 standard level T&S, ICOADS 2.5 SST
Assimilation method:
Forcing and relaxation used: 20CRv2 surface wind stress and variables for bulk formulae
Download Data: HTTP from www.soda.umd.edu
Contact: Howard Seidel, hank (at) tamu.edu
References: J.A. Carton and B.S. Giese, 2008: A reanalysis of ocean climate using Simple Ocean Data Assimilation (SODA), Monthly Weather Review, 136, 2999-3017. J. A. Carton, G. Chepurin, X. Cao, and B. S. Giese, 2000: A Simple Ocean Data Assimilation analysis of the global upper ocean 1950-95. Part I: Methodology, Journal of Physical Oceanography, 30, 311-326.
Information: www.soda.umd.edu