NSCAT Level 3 Daily Gridded Ocean Surface Wind Vectors (JPL)
The NASA Scatterometer (NSCAT) Level 3 daily gridded ocean wind vectors are provided at 0.5 degree spatial resolution for ascending and descending passes; wind vectors are averaged at points where adjacent passes overlap. Wind vectors are not considered valid in rain contaminated regions; rain flags and precipitation information are not provided. Data is flagged where measurements are either missing, ambiguous, or contaminated by land/sea-ice. This is the most up-to-date version, which designates the final phase of calibration, validation and science data processing, which was completed in November of 1998, on behalf of the JPL NSCAT Project; wind vectors are processed using the NSCAT-2 geophysical model function.
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| Spatial Extent: | Bounding Rectangle: N: 75 S: -75 E: 180 W: -180 |
Data Format(s): | Distribution: HDF |
| Temporal Extent: | Platform(s): | ADEOS-I | |
| Data Center(s): | NASA/JPL/PODAAC | Instrument(s): | NSCAT |
| Version: | 2 | ||
- Title: NSCAT Level 3 Daily Gridded Ocean Surface Wind Vectors (JPL)
- Version: 2
- Creator: NASA/JPL/PO.DAAC
- Publisher: NASA/JPL/PO.DAAC
- Release Date: 1998-07-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Other Citation Details: NASA/JPL/PO.DAAC, NASA/JPL/PO.DAAC, 1998-07-26, NSCAT Level 3 Daily Gridded Ocean Surface Wind Vectors (JPL), https://podaac-tools.jpl.nasa.gov/drive/files/allData/nscat/docs/nscat_manual.pdf
- DATA CITATION POLICY: https://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/CitingPODAAC, Data Use and Citation Policy
- GENERAL DOCUMENTATION: https://podaac-tools.jpl.nasa.gov/drive/files/allData/nscat/docs/nscat_manual.pdf, Dataset User Guide
Collection Information
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DOI
10.5067/NSJPL-L3X02
https://dx.doi.org/
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Data Identification
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Processing Level
3
- Quality
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Collection Progress
Complete
Data Dates
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Related URLs
Other Descriptive Keywords
Ancillary Keywords
- wind data
- wind
- ocean wind
- wind speed
- vector
- vectors
- ocean wind vector
- ocean wind vectors
- nscat
- adeos
- scatterometer
- gridded
Additional Attributes
- Name: earliest_granule_start_time DATETIME Description: Earliest Granule Start Time for dataset.
- Name: latest_granule_end_time DATETIME Description: Latest Granule Stop/End Time for dataset.
Acquisition Information
Projects
| Project Short Name | Campaigns | Project Dates |
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| NSCAT | No campaigns listed. | No dates provided. |
Temporal Information
Temporal Keywords
- 1 Day
Spatial Information
Generic Resolutions
Generic Resolution 1
X Dimension0.5 Decimal Degrees
Y Dimension0.5 Decimal Degrees
| Coverage Type | Zone Identifier | Geometry | Granule Representation |
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| HORIZONTAL | CARTESIAN | CARTESIAN |
Resolution and Coordinate System
Geodetic Model:
| Datum Name | Ellipsoid Name | Semi Major Axis | Flattening Ratio Denominator |
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| World Geodetic System 1984 | WGS 84 | 6378137 | 298.2572236 |
Horizontal Data Resolution
Spatial Information
Location Keywords
- GEOGRAPHIC REGION
Data Centers
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NASA/JPL/PODAAC
PROCESSORThis data center does not have any addresses listed.
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NASA/JPL/PODAAC
ARCHIVERPhysical Oceanography Distributed Active Archive Center, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA
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Data Contacts
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User Services
Technical ContactUser Services
NASA/JPL/PODAACThis contact does not have any addresses listed.
(818) 393-7165
Archive And Distribution Information
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Format: HDF
Format Type: Native