The level 2 geophysical data records derived from instruments aboard the JASON-2 satellite are available as three datatypes: Operational Geophysical Data Records (OGDR), Interim Geophysical Data Records (IGDR) and final Geophysical Data Records (GDR). The OGDRs are near-real-time records and are generated every 3-5 hours. The IGDRs are based on preliminary DORIS ephemeris, analyzed meteorological grids, and preliminary auxiliary data files. They have a data latency of 1 - 2 days. The S-IGDR is a superset of the IGDR, containing the original radar echo "waveform" data. The GDRs are based on final high-precision DORIS (perhaps combined with GPS) ephemeris, final meteorological grids, ancillary and auxiliary data files. S-GDR is a superset of the GDR, containing the waveform data. They are generated every 10 days. Sea Surface Height Anomaly (SSHA) files are available for IGDR and GDR. All files are available in NetCDF format and the OGDR is also available in BUFR format.
| Ancillary Files | Data | ISO Metadata | NODC Accession 0044982 |
| Auxiliary Files | Data | ISO Metadata | NODC Accession 0044983 |
| NRTAVS QA Reports | Data | ISO Metadata | NODC Accession 0044984 |
| Orbital Information | Data | ISO Metadata | NODC Accession 0044985 |
| Telemetry Data | Data | ISO Metadata | NODC Accession 0044986 |