How to cite Aviso data

Recommendations to CFOSAT users on publication policy:

The first scientific publications on CFOSAT data will be authored by members who participated to the verification and CAL/VAL phase since the satellite launch. Two papers, one on SWIM and one on SCAT have been pubished:

  • Hauser D. et al., "New Observations From the SWIM Radar On-Board CFOSAT: Instrument Validation and Ocean Wave Measurement Assessment," in IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, vol. 59, no. 1, pp. 5-26, Jan. 2021, doi: 10.1109/TGRS.2020.2994372.
  • Liu J. et al., "First Results From the Rotating Fan Beam Scatterometer Onboard CFOSAT," in IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, vol. 58, no. 12, pp. 8793-8806, Dec. 2020, doi: 10.1109/TGRS.2020.2990708.


It is recommended that all further publications based on CFOSAT data cite one of these first two publications (depending on whether they deal with SCAT or SWIM). The publications co-authored by several members and groups of the Joint Science Team is firmly encouraged.

All the publications and communications based on CFOSAT data have to be forwarded to CNSA and CNES (send to aviso@altimetry.fr who will transmit) and they all have to acknowledge CNSA and CNES as having ownership of the CFOSAT science products. The acknowledgement sentence is: “All CFOSAT data are provided by courtesy of CNSA and CNES [under science proposals XXX. (XXX=proposal id)]."

SSALTO/DUACS products

  • When using the SSALTO/DUACS experimental products, please cite: "Those products were processed by SSALTO/DUACS and distributed by AVISO+ (https://www.aviso.altimetry.fr) with support from CNES”
     
  • When using the Mesoscale Eddy Trajectory Atlas:
    • for DT2.0exp, please cite: "The altimeter the Mesoscale Eddy Trajectory Atlas products were produced by SSALTO/DUACS and distributed by AVISO+ (https://www.aviso.altimetry.fr/ ) with support from CNES, in collaboration with Oregon State University with support from NASA”.
    • for NRT3.0exp, please cite: "The altimeter the Mesoscale Eddy Trajectory Atlas products were produced by SSALTO/DUACS and distributed by AVISO+ (https://www.aviso.altimetry.fr/ ) with support from CNES, in collaboration with E. Mason (IMEDEA)”.
  • When using Ssalto/Duacs Lyapunov Exponents or Orientations data  (FSLE), please cite: "The altimeter products were produced by Ssalto/Duacs in collaboration with LOcean and CTOH and distributed by Aviso+, with support from Cnes (https://www.aviso.altimetry.fr/)"
     
  • When using Ssalto/Duacs< climatologies and averages of MSLA-H, please cite: "The altimeter products were produced by Ssalto/Duacs and distributed by Aviso+, with support from Cnes (https://www.aviso.altimetry.fr)"
     
  • When using Ssalto/Duacs data NRT along-track SLA (Sea level Anomalies, SLA-H) or maps of SLA heights and currents (MSLA-H, MSLA-UV) for Mozambique area, please cite: "The altimeter products were produced by Ssalto/Duacs and distributed by Aviso+, with support from Cnes (https://www.aviso.altimetry.fr)".
     
  • When using Ssalto/Duacs data NRT or DT along-track SLA or ADT (Sea level Anomalies, SLA-H, Absolute Dynamic Topography ADT-H) or maps of SLA, ADT heights and currents (MSLA-H, MADT-H, MSLA-UV, MADT-UV) for global, Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea, Arctic and Europe areas, please cite: "The Ssalto/Duacs altimeter products were produced and distributed by the Copernicus Marine and Environment Monitoring Service (CMEMS) (http://www.marine.copernicus.eu)."

CorSSH products

  • When using the CorSSH L2P Sentinel-3 products, please refer to the licence agreement to mention credits explicitly in function of your use (section 13. Licence specific to Sentinel-3 L2P products).
     
  • When using the CorSSH L2P of the other missions, please cite: "The altimeter products were produced and distributed by Aviso+ (https://www.aviso.altimetry.fr/ ), as part of the Ssalto ground processing segment"
     

X-TRACK coastal products

  • When using the X-TRACK products, please cite: "Altimetry data used in this study were developed, validated, and distributed by the CTOH/LEGOS, France"
  • When using the X-TRACK tidal products, please cite: "Altimetry data used in this study were developed, validated, and distributed by the CTOH/LEGOS, France"

Auxiliary products

  • for MSS_CNES_CLS18, please cite: "MSS_CNES_CLS18 was produced by CLS and distributed by Aviso+, with support from Cnes (https://www.aviso.altimetry.fr/)"
  • for RioMed, please cite: "RioMed was produced by CLS and distributed by Aviso+, with support from Cnes (https://www.aviso.altimetry.fr/)".
  • for FES2014, please cite: "FES2014 was produced by Noveltis, Legos and CLS and distributed by Aviso+, with support from Cnes (https://www.aviso.altimetry.fr/)".
  • for FES2012, please cite: "FES2012 was produced by Noveltis, Legos and CLS and distributed by Aviso, with support from Cnes (https://www.aviso.altimetry.fr/)".
  • for FES99 or FES2004, please cite: "FES99 (FES2004) was produced by Legos and CLS and distributed by Aviso+, with support from Cnes (https://www.aviso.altimetry.fr/)".
  • for DAC, please cite: "Dynamic atmospheric Corrections are produced by CLS using the Mog2D model from Legos and distributed by Aviso+, with support from Cnes (https://www.aviso.altimetry.fr/)".

Other products

  • For other products, please cite: "The altimeter products were produced and distributed by Aviso+ (https://www.aviso.altimetry.fr/), as part of the Ssalto ground processing segment"