Sea Surface Height

Operational Products

Sea Surface Height Anomaly	Sea Surface Height Anomaly is measured as the difference between the best estimate of the satellite-observed sea surface height and a mean sea surface. Product Information Handbook Link (PDF 2.4 Mb)
OSTM/Jason-2	Resolution: ~300 m along track (20 Hz) ~7 km along track (1 Hz)	Frequency: 10-14 times each day

Significant Wave Height	This product estimates the wave height from the shape and intensity of the altimeter radar echo, representing ~2-5 km footprint depending on sea state, to within 10% or 0.5 meters, whichever is greater. Product Information Handbook Link (PDF 2.4 Mb)
OSTM/Jason-2	Resolution: ~300 m along track (20 Hz) ~7 km along track (1 Hz)	Frequency: 10-14 times each day

Additional Links:
SALP Products Specification – Volume 1: Jason-2 User Products (PDF 952K)
OSTM/Jason-2 Products Handbook (PDF 2.4 Mb)
Comet Module:  Jason-2: Using Satellite Altimetry to Monitor the Ocean

Other Jason-2/Ocean Surface Topography Mission (OSTM) web sites:

• NOAA (OSTM/Jason-2):  http://www.osdpd.noaa.gov/ml/info/ostm/
• Eumetsat:  http://www.eumetsat.int/Home/Main/What_We_Do/Satellites/Jason/index.htm
• JPL:  http://topex-www.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/ostm.html
  JPL:  http://sealevel.jpl.nasa.gov
• CNES:  http://smsc.cnes.fr/JASON2/
• AVISO:  http://www.aviso.oceanobs.com/en/missions/current-missions/jason-2/index.html
  AVISO:  http://www.aviso.oceanobs.com/
• CLASS Access:  http://www.class.ngdc.noaa.gov/saa/products/search?datatype_family=J2-XGDR
  and tutorial
• EUMETSAT Operational Messages:  http://oiswww.eumetsat.org/UNS/webapps/dataHome.do