Coastal Sea Level Product 1: Jason Satellite Altimetry Time Series, 2002-2018

Coastal Sea Level Product 1 is a sea-level altimetry time series created by combining data from the Jason-1, Jason-2, and Jason-3 satellite missions. The data covers the period from June 2002 to May 2018 and is a subset of products from the European Space Agency's sea level data portal. Jérôme Benveniste is the author, and the data is described in a manuscript published in Scientific Data.

Use Cases

• Modeling coastal sea-level trends based on the 16-year satellite altimetry record.
• Validating regional ocean models using the combined Jason mission data.
• Analyzing interannual variability in coastal sea levels based on the time-series nature of the data.

Strengths

• Combines data from three major satellite altimetry missions (Jason-1, Jason-2, Jason-3).
• Covers a 16-year time period from June 2002 to May 2018.
• Derived from the European Space Agency's main sea level data product.

Limitations

• Row count and file size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

European Space Agency's sea level data product page (DOI: 10.5270/esa-sl_cci-xtrack_ales_sla-200206_201805-v1.1-202005)

Collection Method

Combined data from Jason-1, Jason-2, and Jason-3 altimetry missions.

Time Range

June 2002 - May 2018

Geography

Coastal regions covered by the Jason satellite missions.