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World Ocean Geostrophic Velocity Inverted from World Ocean Atlas 2013 with the P-Vector Method (NCEI Accession 0121576)

Published by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce | Catalog Last Checked: August 03, 2026 at 02:33 AM | Dataset Last Updated: January 08, 2015 at 12:00 AM
This dataset comprises 3D gridded climatological fields of geostrophic velocity inverted from World Ocean Atlas-2013 (WOA2013) temperature and salinity fields using the P-vector method. It provides a climatological velocity field that is dynamically compatible to the WOA2013 (T, S) fields. The dataset has the same spatial resolution and temporal variation (annual, monthly, seasonal) as WOA2103 (T, S) fields, but does not cover the equatorial zone (5oS – 5oN) due to the geostrophic balance being the theoretical basis for the P-vector inverse method.

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title World Ocean Geostrophic Velocity Inverted from World Ocean Atlas 2013 with the P-Vector Method (NCEI Accession 0121576)

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