Data Mannual (Release April 01, 2006)

ASCII file 1992-2002MDOT060401.dat contains four following columns:

1. Longitude: from -179.5 to 180.0
2. Latitude: from -75.5 to 83.5
3. MDOT, in cm
4. Data index (DI = 1, where drifter data were available. Otherwise DI = 0)

Data are on 0.5-degree grid and written only where available.

CONDITIONS OF USE: The data is released for unrestricted public use and 
distribution. Please acknowledge the use of the data as follows:
"The 1992-2002 mean ocean dynamic topography data has been obtained from Nikolai
Maximenko (IPRC) and Peter Niiler (SIO)."

Acknowledgments. This work was sponsored by NASA grant through the membership 
in the NASA Ocean Surface Topography Science Team. MDOT based on the GRACE 
geoid model was kindly provided by Victor Zlotnicki (JPL). Help from Sharon
Schneider and Yoo Yin Kim is greatly appreciated.

To report errors, send comments, subscribe for future updates, learn about 
known problems with the data, discuss the usefulness of the data for your 
research or coordinate the efforts you are very welcome to contact 
Nikolai Maximenko <nikolai@soest.hawaii.edu> and 
Peter Niiler <pniiler@ucsd.edu>. 
We would also appreciate having copies of your papers using this data.