Source/sensor: Seasat SASS

Coverage: 7 July 1978-10 October 1978, global

Abstract: This data set consists of scatterometer sigma-0 data over the ocean for the entire Seasat mission, July '78 to October '78, and was produced by F. Wentz (Remote Sensing Systems). The data are presented chronologically by swath and consist of the forward and aft values, binned on a 50 by 50 km basis. The data are global in extent. Each data record corresponds to a 50 km strip which contains 50 km boxes oriented perpendicular to the nadir track. For each box, there are 17 elements including time, location, incidence angles, sigma-0 values, instrument corrections and data quality flags. A read program and further information is included with the data as is a written description. The entire product (data, documentation and software) is a little over 1 GB in volume. Data are provided in binary and are available via anonymous FTP to podaac.jpl.nasa.gov in the pub/ocean_wind/seasat/sigma0/swath_Wentz directory or on 8mm or 4mm tape using LINUX Tar. A Users Guide is available.

Data Set Volume: ~1.0 GB

Smallest order: Six days, approximately ~70 MB

Comments:This data set underwent restoration in 1997.

Data/Media Format: Data are provided in binary and are available via anonymous FTP to podaac.jpl.nasa.gov in the pub/ocean_wind/seasat/sigma0/swath_Wentz directory or on 8mm or 4mm tape using LINUX Tar.