The main goal of Barcelona Expert Center (BEC) is to generate higher added-value products of interest for a broad range of users. With this aim we offer the following variables:
Ocean variables
Sea Surface Salinity
These products have been generated from SMOS Level 1B products provided by ESA using a new methodological approach to cope with land and RFI contamination. This methodology is known as Debiased non-Bayesian and it is described at [Olmedo2017]
| Product type | Spatial Resolution | Temporal Resolution | Grid | Spatial Coverage | Temporal Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arctic v3.1 [1] | |||||
| L3 | 25 km x 25 km | 9-day | EASE 2.0 North | 50º to 90º latitude | 2011-2019 |
| Arctic v4 [2] | |||||
| L3 | 25 km x 25 km | 9-day | EASE 2.0 North | 45º to 90º latitude | 2011-2023 |
| Baltic v1.0 [3] | |||||
| L3 | 0.25ºx0.25º | 9-day | Rectangular | 8º to 30.5º longitude 53.5º to 68º latitude |
Feb 2011-2019 |
| L4 | 0.05ºx0.05º | Daily | Rectangular | 8º to 30.5º longitude 53.5º to 68º latitude |
Feb 2011-2019 |
| Black Sea v1.0 [4] | |||||
| L2 ASC/DES | 0.25ºx0.25º | Daily | Rectangular | 26º to 42º longitude 39º to 48º latitude |
2011-2020 |
| L3 | 0.25ºx0.25º | 9-day | Rectangular | 26º to 42º longitude 39º to 48º latitude |
2011-2020 |
| L4 | 0.05ºx0.0505º | Daily | Rectangular | 26º to 42º longitude 39º to 48º latitude |
2011-2019 |
| Global v2.0 [5] | |||||
| L3 | 0.25ºx0.25º | 9-day | Rectangular | all | 2011-May 2021 |
| L4 | 0.05ºx0.05º | Daily | Rectangular | all | 2011-May 2021 |
| Mediterranean and North Atlantic v2.0 [6] | |||||
| L3 | 0.25ºx0.25º | 9-day | Rectangular | -50ºE to 38ºE longitude | 2011-2016 |
| L4 | 0.05ºx0.05º | Daily | Rectangular | all | 2011-2016 |
| Southern Ocean v1 [7] | |||||
| L3 | 25 km x 25 km | 9-day | EASE 2.0 South | -90º to -30º latitude | 2011-march 2023 |
Documentation:
[1] Arctic v3.1: Barcelona Expert Center (2021). BEC-SSS-PD-SSS-Arctic-v3.1. Products Description, BEC 2021-03-09. Issue 1.0 Download [2] Arctic v4: Barcelona Expert Center (2024). BEC-SSS-PD-SSS-Arctic-v4. Products Description, BEC 2024-11-22. Issue 1.0 Download [3] Baltic v1.0: Barcelona Expert Center (2021). BEC_PD_SSS_Baltic_L3_L4. Products Description, BEC 2021-07-29. Issue 1.0 Download [4] Black Sea v1.0: Barcelona Expert Center (2021). BEC-PD-SSS-Black-L2-L3-L4. Products Description, BEC 2021-10-25. Issue 1.0 Download [5] Global v2.0: Barcelona Expert Center (2020). BEC-SMOS-PD-SSSv2-v1.pdf. Products Description, BEC 2020-05-11. Issue 1.0 Download [6] Mediterranean and North Atlantic v2.0: Barcelona Expert Center (2019). BEC-SMOS-0003-PD-SSS-MED. Products Description, BEC 2019-08-02. Issue 1.0 Download [7] Southern Ocean v1: Barcelona Expert Center (2024). BEC-SMOS-SSS-Southern-Ocean-L3. Products Description, BEC 2024-11-19. Issue 1.0 DownloadSea Ice Concentration
| Product type | Spatial Resolution | Temporal Resolution | Grid | Spatial Coverage | Temporal Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arctic v1.0 [1] | |||||
| L3 | 25 km x 25 km | daily | EASE NL | 50º to 90º latitude | 2011-2019 |
Documentation:
[1] Arctic v1.0: Barcelona Expert Center (2018). BEC-SMOS-0001-PD-Ice. Products Description, BEC 2018-07-20. Issue 1.1 DownloadSingularity Exponents
This product is useful for front identification, eddy tracking, and assessing mesoscale activity.
| Product type | Spatial Resolution | Temporal Resolution | Grid | Spatial Coverage | Temporal Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singularity Exponents | |||||
| L4 | 25º x 25º | daily | EASE NL | all | 2010-Present |
Colored Detrital Matter
| Product type | Spatial Resolution | Temporal Resolution | Grid | Spatial Coverage | Temporal Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danube Mouth [1] | |||||
| L4 | 0.05º x 0x0505º | Daily | Rectangular |
44º to 45.5º latitude 28º to 30.5º lontitude |
2011-2019 winter and spring seasons |
Documentation:
[1] CDM v1.0: Barcelona Expert Center (2021). BEC-SMOS-PD-CDM-L4. Products Description, BEC 2021-10-27. Issue 1.1 DownloadLand variables
Soil moisture
| Product type | Spatial Resolution | Temporal Resolution | Grid | Spatial Coverage | Temporal Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Global v4.0 [1] | |||||
| L3 | 25km x 25km | Daily | EASE 2.0 Global | all | Jun 2010-April 2024 |
| L3 | 25km x 25km | 3-day | EASE 2.0 Global | all | Jun 2010-April 2024 |
| Europe and Mediterranean v6.0 [1] | |||||
| L4 REP | 1km x 1km | Daily | EASE 2.0 Global | -11º to 40º longitude 28º to 72º latitude |
June 2010 – October 2022 |
| L4 REP | 1km x 1km | 3-day | EASE 2.0 Global | -11º to 40º longitude 28º to 72º latitude |
June 2010 – October 2022 |
Documentation:
[1] SMOS Soil Moisture: Barcelona Expert Center (2020). BEC-SMOS-PD-SM-L3v4-L4v6. Products Description, BEC 2020-05-19. Issue 1.0 DownloadAll our products are available through our FTP service and can be visualized through our web map service: