GRACE Tellus Monthly Mass Grids provides monthly
gravitational anomalies relative to a 2004-2010 time-mean baseline.
The data contained in this dataset are units of "Equivalent Water Thickness"
which represent the deviations of mass in terms of vertical extent
of water in centimeters. See the provider's Monthly Mass
Grids Overview
for more details.
This dataset is a filtered version of the GRACE Tellus (GRCTellus)
Ocean dataset. The 'EOFR' bottom pressure (OBP) grids are obtained by
projecting the data from the regular GRC Ocean grids product
onto the Empirical Orthogonal Functions (EOFs) of the
Ocean Model for Circulation and Tides (OMCT). This effectively
filters out signals in the GRACE data that are inconsistent
with the physics and OBP variations in the OMCT ocean model.
The EOFR filtered reconstructed OBP fields agree
better with radar altimetric sea surface height,
reduce leakage around ice sheets and glaciers, and reduce
noise in the mid latitudes where OBP variability is lower.
(Chambers and Willis, 2010)
Note
The GRCTellus Ocean datasets are optimized to examine regional
ocean bottom pressure, but NOT intended to be spatially
averaged to determine global mean ocean mass.
Bands
Pixel Size 111320 meters
Bands
Name
Units
Min
Max
Pixel Size
Description
lwe_thickness_csr
cm
-18.46*
12.29*
meters
Equivalent liquid water thickness in centimeters calculated by CSR.
lwe_thickness_gfz
cm
-15.37*
14.56*
meters
Equivalent liquid water thickness in centimeters calculated by GFZ.
lwe_thickness_jpl
cm
-16.59*
11.7*
meters
Equivalent liquid water thickness in centimeters calculated by JPL.
* estimated min or max value
Image Properties
Image Properties
Name
Type
Description
CSR_END_TIME
DOUBLE
End date in milliseconds of spherical harmonics solution from CSR.
CSR_START_TIME
DOUBLE
Start date in milliseconds of spherical harmonics solution from CSR.
GFZ_END_TIME
DOUBLE
End date in milliseconds of spherical harmonics solution from GFZ.
GFZ_START_TIME
DOUBLE
Start date in milliseconds of spherical harmonics solution from GFZ.
JPL_END_TIME
DOUBLE
End date in milliseconds of spherical harmonics solution from JPL.
JPL_START_TIME
DOUBLE
Start date in milliseconds of spherical harmonics solution from JPL.
Terms of Use
Terms of Use
All NASA-produced data from the GRACE mission is made freely available
for the public to use. When using any of the GRCTellus data, please
add an acknowledgment: "GRACE land are available at
https://grace.jpl.nasa.gov,
supported by the NASA MEaSUREs Program." and cite with the
citations provided.
Citations
Citations:
D.P. Chambers. 2012. GRACE MONTHLY OCEAN MASS GRIDS NETCDF
RELEASE 5.0. Ver. 5.0. PO.DAAC, CA, USA. Dataset accessed
[YYYY-MM-DD] at doi:10.5067/TEOCN-0N005.
Chambers, D.P. and J.A. Bonin: Evaluation of Release 05
time-variable gravity coefficients over the ocean. Ocean Science 8,
859-868, 2012. doi:10.5194/os-8-859-2012.
Chambers D.P. and J. K. Willis: A Global Evaluation of Ocean Bottom
Pressure from GRACE, OMCT, and Steric-Corrected Altimetry. J.
of Oceanic and Atmosph. Technology, vol 27, pp 1395-1402, 2010..
doi:10.1175/2010JTECHO738.1
GRACE Tellus Monthly Mass Grids provides monthly gravitational anomalies relative to a 2004-2010 time-mean baseline. The data contained in this dataset are units of "Equivalent Water Thickness" which represent the deviations of mass in terms of vertical extent of water in centimeters. See the provider's Monthly Mass Grids Overview for …
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See the provider's [Monthly Mass\nGrids Overview](https://grace.jpl.nasa.gov/data/monthly-mass-grids/)\nfor more details.\n\nThis dataset is a filtered version of the GRACE Tellus (GRCTellus)\nOcean dataset. The 'EOFR' bottom pressure (OBP) grids are obtained by\nprojecting the data from the regular GRC Ocean grids product\nonto the Empirical Orthogonal Functions (EOFs) of the\nOcean Model for Circulation and Tides (OMCT). This effectively\nfilters out signals in the GRACE data that are inconsistent\nwith the physics and OBP variations in the OMCT ocean model.\n\nThe EOFR filtered reconstructed OBP fields agree\nbetter with radar altimetric sea surface height,\nreduce leakage around ice sheets and glaciers, and reduce\nnoise in the mid latitudes where OBP variability is lower.\n[(Chambers and Willis, 2010)](https://doi.org/10.1175/2010JTECHO738.1)\n\n**Note**\n\n- The GRCTellus Ocean datasets are optimized to examine regional ocean bottom pressure, but NOT intended to be spatially averaged to determine global mean ocean mass.\n\n### Bands\n\n\n**Pixel Size**\n\n111320 meters\n\n**Bands**\n\n| Name | Units | Min | Max | Pixel Size | Description |\n|---------------------|-------|----------|---------|------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|\n| `lwe_thickness_csr` | cm | -18.46\\* | 12.29\\* | meters | Equivalent liquid water thickness in centimeters calculated by CSR. |\n| `lwe_thickness_gfz` | cm | -15.37\\* | 14.56\\* | meters | Equivalent liquid water thickness in centimeters calculated by GFZ. |\n| `lwe_thickness_jpl` | cm | -16.59\\* | 11.7\\* | meters | Equivalent liquid water thickness in centimeters calculated by JPL. |\n\n\\* estimated min or max value\n\n### Image Properties\n\n**Image Properties**\n\n| Name | Type | Description |\n|----------------|--------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|\n| CSR_END_TIME | DOUBLE | End date in milliseconds of spherical harmonics solution from CSR. |\n| CSR_START_TIME | DOUBLE | Start date in milliseconds of spherical harmonics solution from CSR. |\n| GFZ_END_TIME | DOUBLE | End date in milliseconds of spherical harmonics solution from GFZ. |\n| GFZ_START_TIME | DOUBLE | Start date in milliseconds of spherical harmonics solution from GFZ. |\n| JPL_END_TIME | DOUBLE | End date in milliseconds of spherical harmonics solution from JPL. |\n| JPL_START_TIME | DOUBLE | Start date in milliseconds of spherical harmonics solution from JPL. |\n\n### Terms of Use\n\n**Terms of Use**\n\nAll NASA-produced data from the GRACE mission is made freely available\nfor the public to use. When using any of the GRCTellus data, please\nadd an acknowledgment: \"GRACE land are available at\n\u003chttps://grace.jpl.nasa.gov\u003e,\nsupported by the NASA MEaSUREs Program.\" and cite with the\ncitations provided.\n\n### Citations\n\nCitations:\n\n- D.P. Chambers. 2012. GRACE MONTHLY OCEAN MASS GRIDS NETCDF\n RELEASE 5.0. Ver. 5.0. PO.DAAC, CA, USA. Dataset accessed\n \\[YYYY-MM-DD\\] at [doi:10.5067/TEOCN-0N005](https://doi.org/10.5067/TEOCN-0N005).\n- Chambers, D.P. and J.A. Bonin: Evaluation of Release 05\n time-variable gravity coefficients over the ocean. Ocean Science 8,\n 859-868, 2012. [doi:10.5194/os-8-859-2012](https://doi.org/10.5194/os-8-859-2012).\n- Chambers D.P. and J. K. Willis: A Global Evaluation of Ocean Bottom\n Pressure from GRACE, OMCT, and Steric-Corrected Altimetry. J.\n of Oceanic and Atmosph. Technology, vol 27, pp 1395-1402, 2010..\n [doi:10.1175/2010JTECHO738.1](https://doi.org/10.1175/2010JTECHO738.1)\n\n### DOIs\n\n- \u003chttps://doi.org/10.1175/2010JTECHO738.1\u003e\n- \u003chttps://doi.org/10.5194/os-8-859-2012\u003e\n\n### Explore with Earth Engine\n\n| **Important:** Earth Engine is a platform for petabyte-scale scientific analysis and visualization of geospatial datasets, both for public benefit and for business and government users. Earth Engine is free to use for research, education, and nonprofit use. To get started, please [register for Earth Engine access.](https://console.cloud.google.com/earth-engine)\n\n### Code Editor (JavaScript)\n\n```javascript\nvar dataset = ee.ImageCollection('NASA/GRACE/MASS_GRIDS/OCEAN_EOFR')\n .filter(ee.Filter.date('2016-08-01', '2016-08-30'));\nvar equivalentWaterThicknessCsr = dataset.select('lwe_thickness_csr');\nvar equivalentWaterThicknessCsrVis = {\n min: -10.0,\n max: 10.0,\n};\nMap.setCenter(6.746, 46.529, 1);\nMap.addLayer(\n equivalentWaterThicknessCsr, equivalentWaterThicknessCsrVis,\n 'Equivalent Water Thickness CSR');\n```\n[Open in Code Editor](https://code.earthengine.google.com/?scriptPath=Examples:Datasets/NASA/NASA_GRACE_MASS_GRIDS_OCEAN_EOFR) \n[GRACE Monthly Mass Grids - Ocean EOFR](/earth-engine/datasets/catalog/NASA_GRACE_MASS_GRIDS_OCEAN_EOFR) \nGRACE Tellus Monthly Mass Grids provides monthly gravitational anomalies relative to a 2004-2010 time-mean baseline. The data contained in this dataset are units of \"Equivalent Water Thickness\" which represent the deviations of mass in terms of vertical extent of water in centimeters. See the provider's Monthly Mass Grids Overview for ... \nNASA/GRACE/MASS_GRIDS/OCEAN_EOFR, crs,gfz,grace,gravity,jpl,mass,nasa,ocean,oceans,tellus,water \n2002-12-31T00:00:00Z/2016-12-10T00:00:00Z \n-90 -180 90 180 \nGoogle Earth Engine \nhttps://developers.google.com/earth-engine/datasets\n\n- [https://doi.org/10.5194/os-8-859-2012](https://doi.org/https://grace.jpl.nasa.gov/data/get-data/monthly-mass-grids-ocean/)\n- [https://doi.org/10.5194/os-8-859-2012](https://doi.org/https://developers.google.com/earth-engine/datasets/catalog/NASA_GRACE_MASS_GRIDS_OCEAN_EOFR)"]]
