TOPEX/Poseidon's data flow is the process by which data are transferred from the spacecraft to the earth and converted into useful scientific products such as maps and images.
The flow takes the data from the spacecraft's instruments to its tape recorders, to processing centers on two continents, and finally to members of the Science Working Team in ten different countries.
Information pertaining to, and samples of the different data sets created by these scientists are currently available to science investigators, educators, students and the general public through TOPEX/Poseidon's educational outreach program.
