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OW NASA Aquarius Sea Surface Salinity
The dataset contains satellite-derived sea-surface salinity measurements collected by means of the Aquarius sensor onboard the NASA/CONAE SAC-D satellite. The data is available at weekly and monthly intervals at a spatial resolution of 1 degrees. The geographic coverage extends globally, and the temporal coverage ranges from 2011-2015.
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| description | The dataset contains satellite-derived sea-surface salinity measurements collected by means of the Aquarius sensor onboard the NASA/CONAE SAC-D satellite. The data is available at weekly and monthly intervals at a spatial resolution of 1 degrees. The geographic coverage extends globally, and the temporal coverage ranges from 2011-2015. |
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| identifier | gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:36959 |
| keyword |
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"Aquarius",
"NASA",
"ow",
"pifsc",
"remote sensing",
"salinity",
"satellite",
"Weekly",
"monthly",
"Global",
"DOC/NOAA/NMFS/PIFSC > Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce",
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| landingPage | https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/36959 |
| language |
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| license | https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ |
| modified | 2025-12-03T01:00:28.000+00:00 |
| publisher |
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"name": "Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center",
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| references |
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| rights | otherRestrictions, unclassified |
| spatial | 180.0,-50.0,-180.0,65.0 |
| temporal | 2011-08-01T00:00:00+00:00/2015-04-30T00:00:00+00:00 |
| title | OW NASA Aquarius Sea Surface Salinity |
