Global Mean sea surface

The mean sea surface is the displacement of the sea surface relative to a mathematical model of the earth and it closely follows the geoid. Amplitudes ranges between +/- 100 meters.

DTU10 Ocean wide Mean Sea Surface height (relative to the Ellipsoid) has been mapped with a resolution of 1 minute by 1 minute corresponding to 2 minute by 2 minute resolution at Equator.

DNSC08 Mean Sea Surface Background - PDF presentation  / PPS presentation

From DNSC08 to DTU10 - PDF presentation 

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Reference: Please acknowledge any use referencing:

Andersen O. B, Knudsen P (2009) The DNSC08 mean sea surface and mean dynamic topography. J. Geophys. Res., 114, C11, doi:10.1029/2008JC005179, 2009.

Andersen, O. B., The DTU10 Gravity field and Mean sea surface  (2010) Second international symposium of the gravity field of the Earth (IGFS2), Fairbanks, Alaska.