Monthly composite datasets

This is the list of monthly composite files generated from the daily input data, over a global 1°x1° resolution grid and the 2007-2010 period, as referenced in table 3 of OceanFlux Technical Specification. Some of the required datasets already existing in monthly averages, in which case they were only re-sampled to the OceanFlux grid.
All these data can be found on OceanFlux FTP repository, in the following folder : oceanflux/composites/

Wind speed

Source

Code

Processing

Note

GlobWave Merged Altimeters

ALT10

mean
median
variance
standard deviation
2nd moment
3rd moment
4th moment

Ifremer ASCAT daily mean wind fields

SCA5

Wind direction

Source

Code

Processing

Note

Ifremer ASCAT daily mean wind fields

SCA5

mean
median
variance
standard deviation

Direction provided by eastward and northward components.

Sigma0 (Ku band)

Source

Code

Processing

Note

GlobWave Merged Altimeters

ALT10

mean
median
variance
standard deviation

Sea Surface Temperature

Source

Code

Processing

Note

OSTIA daily analysis (L4)

INF3

mean
median
variance
standard deviation

AATSR subskin sea surface temperature (L2P)

INF4

Significant Wave Height

Source

Code

Processing

Note

GlobWave Merged Altimeters

ALT10

mean
median
variance
standard deviation

Rain intensity

Source

Code

Processing

Note

SSMI gridded data for F16,F17 by REMSS

MIC9

mean

Source data were already monhly averages. They were resampled to OceanFlux grid.

Chlorophyll-a

Source

Code

Processing

Note

GlobColour GSM monthly mean at 1° resolution from Meris/Modis/SeaWifs

Mean

Source data were already monhly averages and on OceanFlux grid. Source products are therefore directly provided.

Colored detrital matter

Source

Code

Processing

Note

GlobColour GSM monthly mean at 1° resolution from Meris/Modis/SeaWifs

Mean

Source data were already monhly averages and on OceanFlux grid. Source products are therefore directly provided.

Salinity

Source

Code

Processing

Note

SMOS Monthly Salinity fields

MIC3

Mean

Source data were already monhly averages and on OceanFlux grid. Source products are therefore directly provided