Pre SWOT Hydrology Global Lake/Reservoir Storage Time Series V2

(PRESWOT_HYDRO_L4_LAKE_STORAGE_TIME_SERIES_V2)
Version2
Processing Level4
Start/Stop Date1992-Sep-25 to 2019-Dec-23
Short NamePRESWOT_HYDRO_L4_LAKE_STORAGE_TIME_SERIES_V2
DescriptionThe Global Lake/Reservoir Storage Time Series is derived from the Surface Water Height Time Series and Surface Water Extent Mask Time Series products. The purpose of this dataset is to provide surface water storage estimates for several hundred lakes and reservoirs across the globe. These time series potentially span a 25 year time period, from late 1992 to 2017, satisfying the project goal of ESDR creation with a suitable level of quality that supports long-term trend analysis and global water dynamics models. This product is readily accessible and is of direct use to both water managers and the scientific community worldwide, and allows for improved assessment and modeling of the human impact on the global water cycle. These pre SWOT data are derived from satellites to provide hydrological measurements. The Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) mission will have hydrology as one of its objectives. This dataset does not have the same variables as SWOT, but does provide hydrological measurements with typical quality flagging typical of satellite data. Not only does it provide science information, it can also assist hydrological users new to satellite data with the satellite data formats and variables before SWOT launches.
DOI10.5067/UCLRS-STOV2
MeasurementTERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > SURFACE WATER > LAKES
Platform/Sensor
OSTM/JASON-2
Platform
Name: Ocean Surface Topography Mission/Jason-2 (OSTM/JASON-2)
Orbit Period: 112.43 minutes
Inclination Angle: 66.04 degrees
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POSEIDON-3
SENSOR
Name: OSTM/Jason-2 RADAR alitmieter (POSEIDON-3)
Swath Width: 5.1 kilometers
Description: Spacecraft angular distance from orbital plane relative to the Equator.

ProjectMaking Earth Science Data Records for Use in Research Environments (MEaSUREs)
Data ProviderPublisher: NASA/JPL/PODAAC
Creator: Tortini, Riccardo; Noujdina, Nina; Yeo, Samantha; Khandelwal, Ankush; Kumar, Vipin; Birkett, Charon; Ricko, Martina; Yang, Xu; Lettenmaier, Dennis
Release Place: NASA/JPL/PODAAC
Release Date: 2019-Nov-15
Resource: https://archive.podaac.earthdata.nasa.gov/podaac-ops-cumulus-docs/preswot_hydrology/open/L4/lakes_reservoirs/docs/MEaSUReS_L4-handbook.pdf

FormatnetCDF-4
Keyword(s)lake, reservoir, area, hydrology, pre-swot, inland, water, water height, ucla, swot
Questions related to this dataset? Contact podaac@podaac.jpl.nasa.gov
Resolution
Spatial Resolution: 0.001 Decimal Degrees x 0.001 Decimal Degrees
Temporal Resolution: Weekly - < Monthly
 
Coverage
Region: GLOBAL
North Bounding Coordinate: 66 degrees
South Bounding Coordinate: -66 degrees
West Bounding Coordinate: -180 degrees
East Bounding Coordinate: 180 degrees
Time Span: 1992-Sep-25 to 2019-Dec-23
Granule Time Span: 1992-Sep-25 to 2019-Dec-23
 
Projection
Ellipsoid: WGS 84
 
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Citation Tortini, Riccardo; Noujdina, Nina; Yeo, Samantha; Khandelwal, Ankush; Kumar, Vipin; Birkett, Charon; Ricko, Martina; Yang, Xu; Lettenmaier, Dennis. 2019. PRESWOT_HYDRO_L4_LAKE_STORAGE_TIME_SERIES_V2. Ver. 2. PO.DAAC, CA, USA. Dataset accessed [YYYY-MM-DD] at https://doi.org/10.5067/UCLRS-STOV2

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