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    • Ocean Surface Current Analyses Real-time (OSCAR) Surface Currents - Final 0.25 Degree (Version 2.0)

    Metadata Updated: June 28, 2025

    Ocean Surface Current Analyses Real-time (OSCAR) is a global surface current database and NASA funded research project. OSCAR ocean mixed layer velocities are calculated from satellite-sensed sea surface height gradients, ocean vector winds, and sea surface temperature gradients using a simplified physical model for geostrophy, Ekman, and thermal wind dynamics. Daily averaged surface currents are provided on a global 0.25 x 0.25 degree grid as an average over an assumed well-mixed top 30 m of the ocean from 1993 to present day. OSCAR currents are provided at three quality levels: final, interim and nrt with a respective latency of each of approximately 1 year, 1 month, and 2 days. OSCAR is generated by Earth & Space Research (ESR) https://www.esr.org/research/oscar/. More details on the source datasets, file structure, and methodology can be found in oscarv2guide.pdf.

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    Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. License: No license information was provided. If this work was prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties it is considered a U.S. Government Work.

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    Dates

    Metadata Created Date April 11, 2025
    Metadata Updated Date June 28, 2025

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    Harvested from NASA Data.json

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    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Created Date April 11, 2025
    Metadata Updated Date June 28, 2025
    Publisher NASA/JPL/PODAAC;ESR
    Maintainer
    Identifier 10.5067/OSCAR-25F20
    Data Last Modified 2025-06-25
    Category Earth Science
    Public Access Level public
    Bureau Code 026:00
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    Schema Version https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema
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    Harvest Source Id 58f92550-7a01-4f00-b1b2-8dc953bd598f
    Harvest Source Title NASA Data.json
    Old Spatial {"NorthBoundingCoordinate":89.75,"WestBoundingCoordinate":-180,"EastBoundingCoordinate":180,"SouthBoundingCoordinate":-89.75},"CARTESIAN"
    Program Code 026:000
    Source Datajson Identifier True
    Source Hash a8088154a49a7a471cbd35a8dcc29fba3b26cd383155956c6a313b51ac626a7c
    Source Schema Version 1.1
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