NCEP Global Ocean Data Assimilation System (GODAS)

The National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) uses a Global Ocean Data Assimilation System (GODAS) [http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/GODAS/] to routinely produce monthly and pentad (5-day) mean global ocean gridded data. The analysis system, that was originally applied only to the tropical Pacific, has evolved to use GFDL MOM v3 model and give near global coverage. Briefly, the model domain specifications are 65N to 75S, 1 degree resolution with 1/3 degree resolution within 10 degree of the equator, 40 levels and 10 meter resolution in the upper 200 meters. These data are a valuable community asset for monitoring different aspects of ocean climate variability.

国家环境预测中心（NCEP）利用全球海洋数据同化系统（GODAS）[http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/GODAS/]，常规性地生成每月及五日（5天）平均的全球海洋网格化数据。该分析系统最初仅应用于热带太平洋，现已发展至采用GFDL MOM v3模型，实现近全球覆盖。概而言之，模型域的设定范围为北纬65度至南纬75度，分辨率为1度，在赤道附近10度范围内分辨率提高至1/3度，上200米处的水平分辨率为40层，每10米一个网格。这些数据对于监测海洋气候变率的各个方面而言，是一笔宝贵的公共财富。