Ocean surface topography data products and tools

The Physical Oceanography Distributed Active Archiving Center (PO.DAAC), NASA´s primary data center for archiving and distributing oceanographic data, is supporting the Jason and TOPEX/Poseidon satellite tandem missions by providing a variety of data products, tools, and distribution methods to the wider scientific and general community. PO.DAAC has developed several new data products for sea level residual measurements, providing a long-term climate data record from 1992 to the present. These products provide compatible measurements of sea level residuals for the entire time series including the tandem TOPEX/Poseidon and Jason mission. Several data distribution tools are available from NASA PO.DAAC. The Near-Real-Time Image Distribution Server (NEREIDS) provides quick-look browse images and binary data files. The PO.DAAC Ocean ESIP Tool (POET) provides interactive, on-line data subsetting and visualization for several altimetry data products.