Parameter-Documentation

Generic Description: Significant Wave Height
Parameter: swh Recordmap: instr
Unit: m Size: 2 Scaling: -2
Version 00
CryoSat-2 (Extended Mission)
GOP
1Hz
Significant Wave Height
CryoSat-2
GOP
1Hz
Significant Wave Height
ERS-1 (Phase A)
SGDR/REAPER
1Hz
Significant Wave Height
Computed directly from sigma c. No bias correction.
Source: SGDR/REAPER
Original-Parameter: swh
ERS-1 (Phase A)
SGDR/REAPER
20Hz
Significant Wave Height
Computed directly from sigma c. No bias correction.
Source: SGDR/REAPER
Original-Parameter: swh_20hz
ERS-1 (Phase B)
SGDR/REAPER
1Hz
Significant Wave Height
Computed directly from sigma c. No bias correction.
Source: SGDR/REAPER
Original-Parameter: swh
ERS-1 (Phase B)
SGDR/REAPER
20Hz
Significant Wave Height
Computed directly from sigma c. No bias correction.
Source: SGDR/REAPER
Original-Parameter: swh_20hz
ERS-1 (Phase C)
SGDR/REAPER
1Hz
Significant Wave Height
ERS-1 (Phase C)
SGDR/REAPER
20Hz
Significant Wave Height
Computed directly from sigma c. No bias correction.
Source: SGDR/REAPER
Original-Parameter: swh_20hz
ERS-1 (Phase D)
SGDR/REAPER
1Hz
Significant Wave Height
Computed directly from sigma c. No bias correction.
Source: SGDR/REAPER
Original-Parameter: swh
ERS-1 (Phase D)
SGDR/REAPER
20Hz
Significant Wave Height
Computed directly from sigma c. No bias correction.
Source: SGDR/REAPER
Original-Parameter: swh_20hz
ERS-1 (Phase E)
SGDR/REAPER
1Hz
Significant Wave Height
Computed directly from sigma c. No bias correction.
Source: SGDR/REAPER
Original-Parameter: swh
ERS-1 (Phase E)
SGDR/REAPER
20Hz
Significant Wave Height
Computed directly from sigma c. No bias correction.
Source: SGDR/REAPER
Original-Parameter: swh_20hz
ERS-1 (Phase F)
SGDR/REAPER
1Hz
Significant Wave Height
Computed directly from sigma c. No bias correction.
Source: SGDR/REAPER
Original-Parameter: swh
ERS-1 (Phase F)
SGDR/REAPER
20Hz
Significant Wave Height
Computed directly from sigma c. No bias correction.
Source: SGDR/REAPER
Original-Parameter: swh_20hz
ERS-1 (Phase G)
SGDR/REAPER
1Hz
Significant Wave Height
Computed directly from sigma c. No bias correction.
Source: SGDR/REAPER
Original-Parameter: swh
ERS-1 (Phase G)
SGDR/REAPER
20Hz
Significant Wave Height
Computed directly from sigma c. No bias correction.
Source: SGDR/REAPER
Original-Parameter: swh_20hz
ERS-2
SGDR/REAPER
1Hz
Significant Wave Height
Computed directly from sigma c. No bias correction.
Source: SGDR/REAPER
Original-Parameter: swh
ERS-2
SGDR/REAPER
20Hz
Significant Wave Height
Computed directly from sigma c. No bias correction.
Source: SGDR/REAPER
Original-Parameter: swh_20hz
Envisat (Extended Mission)
SGDR v2.1
1Hz
Significant Wave Height
Envisat (Extended Mission)
SGDR v3.0
1Hz
Significant Wave Height
Source: SGDR v3.0
Original-Parameter: swh_ocean_01_ku
Envisat
SGDR v2.1
1Hz
Significant Wave Height
Source: SGDR v2.1
Original-Parameter: ku_sig_wv_ht (Field number 54)
Envisat
SGDR v2.1
20Hz
Significant Wave Height
Source: SGDR v2.1
Original-Parameter: ku_sig_wv_ht (Field number 54)
Envisat
SGDR v3.0
1Hz
Significant Wave Height
Source: SGDR v3.0
Original-Parameter: swh_ocean_01_ku
Geosat Follow-On
GDR
1Hz
Significant Wave Height
Jason-1 (Extended Mission)
SGDR-E
1Hz
Significant Wave Height
Jason-1 (Geodetic Mission)
SGDR-E
1Hz
Significant Wave Height
Jason-1
SGDR-E
1Hz
Significant Wave Height
Jason-2 (Extended Mission)
SGDR-D
1Hz
Significant Wave Height
Jason-2 (Extended Mission)
SGDR-D
20Hz
Significant Wave Height
Jason-2 (Geodetic Mission, Phase 1)
SGDR-D
1Hz
Significant Wave Height
Jason-2 (Geodetic Mission, Phase 2)
SGDR-D
1Hz
Significant Wave Height
Jason-2
SGDR-D
1Hz
Significant Wave Height
Significant Wave Height from Ku-Band
Source: SGDR-D
Original-Parameter: swh_ku
Jason-2
SGDR-D
20Hz
Significant Wave Height
Significant Wave Height from Ku-Band
Source: SGDR-D
Original-Parameter: swh_20hz_ku
Jason-3 (Extended Mission)
SGDR-F
1Hz
Significant Wave Height
Named swh_ku in GDR-D standard. All instrumental corrections included, i.e. modeled instrumental errors correction (swh_cor_ocean_model_instr) and system bias
Source: SGDR-F
Original-Parameter: data_01/ku/swh_ocean
Jason-3 (Extended Mission)
SGDR-F
20Hz
Significant Wave Height
Named swh_20hz_ku in GDR-D standard. All instrumental corrections included, i.e. modeled instrumental errors correction (/data_01/ku/swh_cor_ocean_model_instr) and system bias
Source: SGDR-F
Original-Parameter: data_20/ku/swh_ocean
Jason-3
SGDR-D
1Hz
Significant Wave Height
Significant Wave Height from Ku-Band
Source: SGDR-D
Original-Parameter: swh_ku
Jason-3
SGDR-D
20Hz
Significant Wave Height
Significant Wave Height from Ku-Band
Source: SGDR-D
Original-Parameter: swh_20hz_ku
Jason-3
SGDR-F
1Hz
Significant Wave Height
Source: SGDR-F
Original-Parameter: data_01/ku/swh_ocean
Jason-3
SGDR-F
20Hz
Significant Wave Height
Named swh_20hz_ku in GDR-D standard. All instrumental corrections included, i.e. modeled instrumental errors correction (/data_01/ku/swh_cor_ocean_model_instr) and system bias
Source: SGDR-F
Original-Parameter: data_20/ku/swh_ocean
Poseidon
GDR
1Hz
Significant Wave Height
SARAL (Drifting Phase)
SGDR-T
1Hz
Significant Wave Height
SARAL
SGDR-T
1Hz
Significant Wave Height
Sentinel-3A (SAR)
SGDR/NTC
1Hz
Significant Wave Height
Sentinel-3B (SAR)
SGDR/NTC
1Hz
Significant Wave Height
Sentinel-6A (HR)
NTC/F08
1Hz
Significant Wave Height
SWH computed from the ocean retracker. It includes all instrumental corrections from net_instr_cor_swh_ocean
Source: NTC/F08
Original-Parameter: data_01/ku/swh_ocean
Sentinel-6A (HR)
NTC/F08
20Hz
Significant Wave Height
SWH computed from the ocean retracker. It includes all instrumental corrections from net_instr_cor_swh_ocean
Source: NTC/F08
Original-Parameter: data_20/ku/swh_ocean
Sentinel-6A (LR)
NTC/F08
1Hz
Significant Wave Height
SWH computed from the ocean retracker. It includes all instrumental corrections from net_instr_cor_swh_ocean
Source: NTC/F08
Original-Parameter: data_01/ku/swh_ocean
Sentinel-6A (LR)
NTC/F08
20Hz
Significant Wave Height
SWH computed from the ocean retracker. It includes all instrumental corrections from net_instr_cor_swh_ocean
Source: NTC/F08
Original-Parameter: data_20/ku/swh_ocean
Topex (Extended Mission)
GDR
1Hz
Significant Wave Height
Topex (Extended Mission)
GDR-F
1Hz
Significant Wave Height
1 Hz Ku-band MLE4 significant waveheight. Instrumental corrections are not required.
Source: GDR-F
Original-Parameter: swh_ku
Topex (Extended Mission)
GDR-F
20Hz
Significant Wave Height
20 Hz Ku-band MLE4 significant waveheight. Instrumental corrections are not required.
Source: GDR-F
Original-Parameter: swh_20hz_ku
Topex
GDR
1Hz
Significant Wave Height
Topex
GDR-F
1Hz
Significant Wave Height
1 Hz Ku-band MLE4 significant waveheight. Instrumental corrections are not required.
Source: GDR-F
Original-Parameter: swh_ku
Topex
GDR-F
20Hz
Significant Wave Height
20 Hz Ku-band MLE4 significant waveheight. Instrumental corrections are not required.
Source: GDR-F
Original-Parameter: swh_20hz_ku
Version 01
Cryosat-2 (SAR)
SGDR-E
20Hz
Significant Wave Height
Cryosat-2 (SAR, Extended Mission)
SGDR-E
20Hz
Significant Wave Height
ERS-1 (Phase A)
SGDR/REAPER
20Hz
Significant Wave Height
Computed directly from sigma c. No bias correction.
Source: SGDR/REAPER
Original-Parameter: swh_20hz
ERS-1 (Phase B)
SGDR/REAPER
20Hz
Significant Wave Height
Computed directly from sigma c. No bias correction.
Source: SGDR/REAPER
Original-Parameter: swh_20hz
ERS-1 (Phase C)
SGDR/REAPER
20Hz
Significant Wave Height
Computed directly from sigma c. No bias correction.
Source: SGDR/REAPER
Original-Parameter: swh_20hz
ERS-1 (Phase D)
SGDR/REAPER
20Hz
Significant Wave Height
Computed directly from sigma c. No bias correction.
Source: SGDR/REAPER
Original-Parameter: swh_20hz
ERS-1 (Phase E)
SGDR/REAPER
20Hz
Significant Wave Height
Computed directly from sigma c. No bias correction.
Source: SGDR/REAPER
Original-Parameter: swh_20hz
ERS-1 (Phase F)
SGDR/REAPER
20Hz
Significant Wave Height
Computed directly from sigma c. No bias correction.
Source: SGDR/REAPER
Original-Parameter: swh_20hz
ERS-1 (Phase G)
SGDR/REAPER
20Hz
Significant Wave Height
Computed directly from sigma c. No bias correction.
Source: SGDR/REAPER
Original-Parameter: swh_20hz
ERS-2
SGDR/REAPER
20Hz
Significant Wave Height
Computed directly from sigma c. No bias correction.
Source: SGDR/REAPER
Original-Parameter: swh_20hz
Envisat
SGDR v2.1
20Hz
Significant Wave Height
Significant Wave Height from Ku-Band
Source: SGDR v2.1
Original-Parameter: ku_sig_wv_ht (Field number 54)
Jason-2
SGDR-D
1Hz
Significant Wave Height
Significant Wave Height from Ku-Band
Source: SGDR-D
Original-Parameter: swh_20hz_ku
Jason-2
SGDR-D
20Hz
Significant Wave Height
Jason-3 (Extended Mission)
SGDR-F
20Hz
Significant Wave Height
n.a.
Jason-3
SGDR-D
1Hz
Significant Wave Height
Significant Wave Height from Ku-Band
Source: SGDR-D
Original-Parameter: swh_20hz_ku
Jason-3
SGDR-D
20Hz
Significant Wave Height
Jason-3
SGDR-F
20Hz
Significant Wave Height
n.a.
Sentinel-6A (HR)
NTC/F08
20Hz
Significant Wave Height
n.a.
Sentinel-6A (LR)
NTC/F08
20Hz
Significant Wave Height
n.a.
Topex (Extended Mission)
GDR-F
1Hz
Significant Wave Height
1 Hz Ku-band MLE3 significant waveheight. Instrumental corrections are not required.
Source: GDR-F
Original-Parameter: swh_ku_mle3
Topex (Extended Mission)
GDR-F
20Hz
Significant Wave Height
20 Hz Ku-band MLE3 significant waveheight. Instrumental corrections are not required.
Source: GDR-F
Original-Parameter: swh_20hz_ku_mle3
Topex
GDR-F
1Hz
Significant Wave Height
1 Hz Ku-band MLE3 significant waveheight. Instrumental corrections are not required.
Source: GDR-F
Original-Parameter: swh_ku_mle3
Topex
GDR-F
20Hz
Significant Wave Height
20 Hz Ku-band MLE3 significant waveheight. Instrumental corrections are not required.
Source: GDR-F
Original-Parameter: swh_20hz_ku_mle3
Version 02
ERS-1 (Phase A)
SGDR/REAPER
20Hz
Significant Wave Height
Computed directly from sigma c. No bias correction.
Source: SGDR/REAPER
Original-Parameter: swh_20hz
ERS-1 (Phase B)
SGDR/REAPER
20Hz
Significant Wave Height
Computed directly from sigma c. No bias correction.
Source: SGDR/REAPER
Original-Parameter: swh_20hz
ERS-1 (Phase C)
SGDR/REAPER
20Hz
Significant Wave Height
Computed directly from sigma c. No bias correction.
Source: SGDR/REAPER
Original-Parameter: swh_20hz
ERS-1 (Phase D)
SGDR/REAPER
20Hz
Significant Wave Height
Computed directly from sigma c. No bias correction.
Source: SGDR/REAPER
Original-Parameter: swh_20hz
ERS-1 (Phase E)
SGDR/REAPER
20Hz
Significant Wave Height
Computed directly from sigma c. No bias correction.
Source: SGDR/REAPER
Original-Parameter: swh_20hz
ERS-1 (Phase F)
SGDR/REAPER
20Hz
Significant Wave Height
Computed directly from sigma c. No bias correction.
Source: SGDR/REAPER
Original-Parameter: swh_20hz
ERS-1 (Phase G)
SGDR/REAPER
20Hz
Significant Wave Height
Computed directly from sigma c. No bias correction.
Source: SGDR/REAPER
Original-Parameter: swh_20hz
ERS-2
SGDR/REAPER
20Hz
Significant Wave Height
Computed directly from sigma c. No bias correction.
Source: SGDR/REAPER
Original-Parameter: swh_20hz
Envisat
SGDR v2.1
1Hz
Significant Wave Height
Envisat
SGDR v2.1
20Hz
Significant Wave Height
Significant Wave Height from Ku-Band
Source: SGDR v2.1
Original-Parameter: ku_sig_wv_ht (Field number 54)
Jason-2
SGDR-D
20Hz
Significant Wave Height
Significant Wave Height from Ku-Bnad
Source: SGDR-D
Original-Parameter: swh_20hz_ku_mle3
Jason-3 (Extended Mission)
SGDR-F
1Hz
Significant Wave Height
Source: SGDR-F
Original-Parameter: data_01/ku/swh_adaptive
Jason-3 (Extended Mission)
SGDR-F
20Hz
Significant Wave Height
No correction applied
Source: SGDR-F
Original-Parameter: data_20/ku/swh_adaptive
Jason-3
SGDR-F
1Hz
Significant Wave Height
Source: SGDR-F
Original-Parameter: data_01/ku/swh_adaptive
Jason-3
SGDR-F
20Hz
Significant Wave Height
No correction applied
Source: SGDR-F
Original-Parameter: data_20/ku/swh_adaptive
Version 03
ERS-1 (Phase A)
SGDR/REAPER
20Hz
Significant Wave Height
Computed directly from sigma c. No bias correction.
Source: SGDR/REAPER
Original-Parameter: swh_20hz
ERS-1 (Phase B)
SGDR/REAPER
20Hz
Significant Wave Height
Computed directly from sigma c. No bias correction.
Source: SGDR/REAPER
Original-Parameter: swh_20hz
ERS-1 (Phase C)
SGDR/REAPER
20Hz
Significant Wave Height
Computed directly from sigma c. No bias correction.
Source: SGDR/REAPER
Original-Parameter: swh_20hz
ERS-1 (Phase D)
SGDR/REAPER
20Hz
Significant Wave Height
Computed directly from sigma c. No bias correction.
Source: SGDR/REAPER
Original-Parameter: swh_20hz
ERS-1 (Phase E)
SGDR/REAPER
20Hz
Significant Wave Height
Computed directly from sigma c. No bias correction.
Source: SGDR/REAPER
Original-Parameter: swh_20hz
ERS-1 (Phase F)
SGDR/REAPER
20Hz
Significant Wave Height
Computed directly from sigma c. No bias correction.
Source: SGDR/REAPER
Original-Parameter: swh_20hz
ERS-1 (Phase G)
SGDR/REAPER
20Hz
Significant Wave Height
Computed directly from sigma c. No bias correction.
Source: SGDR/REAPER
Original-Parameter: swh_20hz
ERS-2
SGDR/REAPER
20Hz
Significant Wave Height
Computed directly from sigma c. No bias correction.
Source: SGDR/REAPER
Original-Parameter: swh_20hz
Envisat
SGDR v2.1
20Hz
Significant Wave Height
Version 04
Cryosat-2 (SAR)
SGDR-E
20Hz
Significant Wave Height
Significant Wave Height from SAMOSA+ (sampy) Retracker
Source: From instr.01 (Cryosat-2 ICE Baseline-E (SAR))
MVA-Parameters:
- Significant Wave Height (swh.01)
Cryosat-2 (SAR, Extended Mission)
SGDR-E
20Hz
Significant Wave Height
Significant Wave Height from SAMOSA+ (sampy) Retracker
Source: Significant Wave Height from SAMOSA+ (sampy) Retracker
MVA-Parameters:
- Significant Wave Height (swh.01)
Version 05
All Missions Significant Wave Height
Significant Wave Height from ALES Retracker
Version 06
All Missions Significant Wave Height
Significant Wave Height from ALES+ Retracker
Version 07
All Missions Significant Wave Height
Significant Wave Height from WHALES Retracker

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