Documentation

For all Aquarius technical documents, listed by version, and including the final Version 5.0, click HERE.

Aquarius V5.0 Data Users Guide (.pdf) [doi:10.5067/DOCUM-AQR01]
Aquarius V5.0 Summary of Improvements (.pdf)
L1A Data Specification (.pdf)
L2 V5.0 Data format description (.pdf)
L3 V5.0 Data format description (.pdf)
Aquarius V5.0 Salinity data validation analysis (.pdf) [doi:10.5067/DOCUM-AQR02]
Aquarius Mission Summary (.pdf) - in preparation
Aquarius Flags & Masks (.pdf)
Aquarius ATBD end-of-mission (.pdf) and Supplements (.txt/zip) [doi:10.5067/DOCUM-AQR04]
L2-ATBD (Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document) (.pdf)
L2-ATBD Addendum 1 (.pdf)
L2-ATBD Addendum 2 (.pdf)
L2-ATBD Addendum 3 - includes V3.0 algorithm, APC & calibration updates (.pdf)
L2-ATBD Addendum 4 - includes V4.0 algorithm updates (.pdf)
L2-ATBD Addendum 5 - includes V5.0 algorithm updates (.pdf)
Aquarius Counts to TA ATBD (.pdf) [doi:10.5067/DOCUM-AQR08]
Aquarius L2 to L3 ATBD (.pdf) [doi:10.5067/DOCUM-AQR05]
Aquarius Salinity Uncertainty estimation (.pdf)
Aquarius-Derived Sea Surface Density estimation (.pdf)
Performance Degradation & QC Flagging of Aquarius L2 SSS Retrieval (.pdf) [doi:10.5067/DOCUM-AQR06]
APC update memo (.pdf)
Radar ATBD and Radar RFI algorithm (.pdf)
Radiometer calibration methodology with RFI algorithm description (.pdf)
Radiometer Whole Range Calibration V5.0 (.pdf)
Pointing correction analysis (.pdf)
Radar calibration report (.pdf) [doi:10.5067/DOCUM-AQR07]
L3 smoothing algorithm description (.pdf)
Aquarius AVDS Data Validation technical memo (.pdf) [doi:10.5067/DOCUM-AQR03]
Aquarius Celestial Sky Emission product Guide & Publication
NASA Salinity Dielectric Constant Documentation & Data

Note: All Aquarius technical documents, including for prior versions, are available here.