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FES (Finite Element Solution)- Global tide
FES2012
Types of dataset: auxiliary products
Contents: heights and/or currents of tidal constituents on a 1/16°x1/16° grid
Use: coastal oceanography, operational oceanography, ocean circulation
Description: combined product based on a hydrodynamic model which assimilate altimeter data (Topex/ Poseidon, Jason-1, Jason-2, ERS-1,ERS-2 and Envisat). (More information)
Geographic coverage: global
Format: NetCDF 4
Distribution media: FTP
Condition of access: products delivered for scientific purposes only as stated in the licence agreement. Further information : Access to auxiliary products.
To get an access to the FES2012 product, please fill in, select the given product and valid the following form:
File weight: 1.9 GB for heights and 4 GB for currents (downloading heights is needed to compute currents)
Tools: source prediction algorithm in C
Copyright: 2012- ongoing Legos/Noveltis/Cnes/CLS
FES2004
Types of dataset: auxiliary products
Contents: heights of tidal constituents on a 1/8°x1/8° grid
Use: coastal oceanography, operational oceanography, ocean circulation
Description: combined product based on a hydrodynamic model which assimilate tide gauges and altimeter data (Topex/ Poseidon and ERS-2). (More information)
Geographic coverage: global
Format: ASCII
Distribution media: FTP
Condition of access: All auxiliary product users need an account, see Access to auxiliary products.
To get an acces to the FES2004 product, please fill in, select the given product (on the second page of the form) and valid the following form:
File weight: 254 MB
Tools: source prediction algorithm in C with a fortran 77 interface
Copyright: 1992- ongoing Legos/Cnes/CLS
FES99
Types of dataset: auxiliary products
Contents: heights of tidal constituents on a 1/4°x1/4° grid
Use: coastal oceanography, operational oceanography, ocean circulation
Description: combined product based on a hydrodynamic model which assimilate tide gauges and altimetric Topex/ Poseidon analyses. (More information)
Geographic coverage: global
Format: ASCII
Distribution media: FTP
Condition of access: All auxiliary product users need an account, see Access to auxiliary products.
To get an acces to FES99 product, please fill in, select the given product (on the second page of the form) and valid the following form:
File weight: 49 MB
Tools: source prediction algorithm in fortran/ C
Copyright: 1992- ongoing Legos/Cnes/CLS