This FTP site contains the data from the SMOS satellite generated by the
Ifremer expertise center of the "Centre Aval de Traitement des Données SMOS"
(CATDS).

If you have any question :
- check the content of the documentation folder
- consult our website (www.catds.fr), and in particular :
    - the Product section (www.catds.fr/Products/Available-products-from-CEC-OS)
    - the Documentation section (www.catds.fr/Resources/Documentation)
    - and the FAQ section (www.catds.fr/Help-Support/FAQ)
- contact our online support at support@catds.fr

DATA POLICY
The CATDS data are freely distributed. However, when using these data in a
publication, we request that the following acknowledgement be given :
"These [daily/10 Days/monthly] Composite, [quarter/half/one] degree resolution
SMOS SSS data were obtained from the Ocean Salinity Expertise Center (CECOS)
of the CNES-IFREMER Centre Aval de Traitement des Donnees SMOS (CATDS), at
IFREMER, Plouzane (France). 2010. V02, [list the dates of the data used]."

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