Requirement #555 

Values

For variable: Ocean salinity

In application: Climate-OOPC (deprecated)

Application-dependent Technical Priority: 0.0

Goal Breakthrough Threshold Priority
Uncertainty 0.001 psu 0.002 psu 0.01 psu
Layer/s Quality
Coverage Quality
Stability/decade (if applicable)
Horizontal Resolution 15 km 40 km 300 km
Vertical Resolution 1 m 2 m 10 m
Observing Cycle 24 h 2 d 10 d
Timeliness 30 min 36 min 60 min

 

Validated: 7/19/07 Source: OOPC
General Comment: Confidence: reasonable
Def: :Not firm, but based on a strong heritage of experiments with similar data
Application Area Comment: Horizontal Coverage Comment:
Observation Comment: Performance Comment:
Specifications
  • Domain: Ocean
    • Subdomain: Ocean
      • Variable: Ocean salinity
        • Applicable (vertical) layers:
          • Upper oc
        • Horizontal Coverage: Global ocean