When I read the JASON-1 data, why do I see negative values for time or unrealistic values of latitude and longitude?

The JASON-1 data are stored in BIG ENDIAN binary files. If you are using a little endian machine, you will need to byte swap. IDL and MATLAB should automatically perform the swap.

If you are using C or FORTRAN, instructions on byte swapping can be found in the corresponding README files.

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