eng UTF8 dataset NOAA NCEP NOAA NCEP https://polar.ncep.noaa.gov/global/ WWW:LINK web browser information pointOfContact 2026-05-11 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata Part 2 Extensions for imagery and gridded data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) 3 column 375 0.08000338141293449 row 331 0.07556961377461752 temporal 65 10800.0 area RTOFS Forecast, 2D, 3-Hourly Prognostic, Global, Latest Model Run, today - today+8days, Lon+/-180 NOAA NCEP NOAA NCEP https://polar.ncep.noaa.gov/global/ WWW:LINK web browser information originator The global operational Real-Time Ocean Forecast System (Global RTOFS) at the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Prediction is based on an eddy resolving 1/12° global HYCOM (HYbrid Coordinates Ocean Model) and is part of a larger national backbone capability of ocean modeling at the National Weather Service in a strong partnership with the US Navy. NOAA NCEP NOAA NCEP https://polar.ncep.noaa.gov/global/ WWW:LINK web browser information pointOfContact centers circulation currents daily density Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Circulation > Ocean Currents Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Temperature > Sea Surface Temperature Earth Science > Oceans > Salinity/Density > Salinity eastward eastward_sea_water_velocity eddy environmental forecast global hourly hycom meridional model modeling national ncep noaa northward northward_sea_water_velocity nowcast ocean oceans operational prediction real-time resolving rtofs salinity sea sea_surface_salinity sea_surface_temperature sea_water_practical_salinity sea_water_temperature seawater service surface system temperature velocity water weather zonal theme GCMD Science Keywords sea_surface_temperature sea_water_practical_salinity eastward_sea_water_velocity northward_sea_water_velocity latitude longitude time theme CF Standard Name Table v70 The data may be used and redistributed for free but is not intended for legal use, since it may contain inaccuracies. Neither the data Contributor, ERD, NOAA, nor the United States Government, nor any of their employees or contractors, makes any warranty, express or implied, including warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, or assumes any legal liability for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness, of this information. Unidata Common Data Model Grid largerWorkCitation project eng climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere 1 -80.0 -50.07874 5.03351 29.97149 seconds 2026-05-09T00:00:00Z 2026-05-17T00:00:00Z sst float Sea Surface Temperature (sea_surface_temperature) sss float Sea Water Practical Salinity (sea_water_practical_salinity) u_velocity float Eastward Sea Water Velocity (eastward_sea_water_velocity) v_velocity float Northward Sea Water Velocity (northward_sea_water_velocity) level double Level latitude double Latitude (latitude) longitude double Longitude (longitude) time double Time (time) dataset 2026-05-10T07:36:36Z created from NOMADS 2ds prog files; standardized to legacy schema This record was translated from NcML using UnidataDD2MI.xsl Version 2.3.4. (2026-05-11T01:32:47.566Z)