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    • OSTM/Jason-2 and Jason-3 Documentation and Data Documentation Records, 2008 to present

    Metadata Updated: March 1, 2025

    This collection contains documentation, including data documentation (metadata), for Ocean Surface Topography Mission (OSTM)/Jason-2 and Jason-3 geophysical data records (GDR) and associated ancillary and auxiliary data for the missions.

    Documentation includes user guides and handbooks for the mission data files. The metadata were most recently produced following the International Standards Organization 19115-2 (ISO 19115-2, v. 05/2014) standard and are in XML format. Older versions of metadata are in Federal Geographic Data Committee Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata (CSDGM), Vers. 2 (FGDC-STD-001-1998), format.

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    License: No license information was provided. If this work was prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties it is considered a U.S. Government Work.

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    Metadata Date 2024-09-06T14:09:26Z
    Metadata Created Date December 4, 2020
    Metadata Updated Date March 1, 2025
    Reference Date(s) April 27, 2020 (publication), April 28, 2020 (revision)
    Frequency Of Update asNeeded

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from NOAA/NESDIS/ncei/accessions

    Other Data Resources

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    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Series
    Metadata Date 2024-09-06T14:09:26Z
    Metadata Created Date December 4, 2020
    Metadata Updated Date March 1, 2025
    Reference Date(s) April 27, 2020 (publication), April 28, 2020 (revision)
    Responsible Party (Point of Contact)
    Contact Email
    Guid gov.noaa.nodc:OSTM-Jason2-3-Docs
    Access Constraints Cite as: NOAA/NESDIS Office of Satellite and Product Operations; NOAA/NESDIS Office of Satellite Data Processing and Distribution (2020). OSTM/Jason-2 and Jason-3 Documentation and Data Documentation Records, 2008 to present. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/OSTM-Jason2-3-Docs. Accessed [date]., Use liability: NOAA and NCEI cannot provide any warranty as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of furnished data. Users assume responsibility to determine the usability of these data. The user is responsible for the results of any application of this data for other than its intended purpose.
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    Bbox North Lat 66
    Bbox South Lat -66
    Bbox West Long -180
    Coupled Resource
    Frequency Of Update asNeeded
    Graphic Preview Description Preview graphic
    Graphic Preview File https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/metadata/landing-page/bin/gfx?id=gov.noaa.nodc:OSTM-Jason2-3-Docs
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    Harvest Source Id c084a438-6f6b-470d-93e0-16aeddb9f513
    Harvest Source Title NOAA/NESDIS/ncei/accessions
    Licence accessLevel: Public
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    Metadata Language eng
    Metadata Type geospatial
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    Progress onGoing
    Spatial Data Service Type
    Spatial Reference System
    Spatial Harvester True
    Temporal Extent Begin 2008-06-20

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