NSCAT Level 2 Ocean Wind Vector Ambiguity Removal Overlay (Hoffman, AER)
(NSCAT_AER_HOFFMAN_L2_OW_WIND_VECTOR_AMBIGUITY_REMOVAL)| Version | 2 |
| Processing Level | 2 |
| Start/Stop Date | 1996-Sep-15 to 1997-Jun-29 |
| Short Name | NSCAT_AER_HOFFMAN_L2_OW_WIND_VECTOR_AMBIGUITY_REMOVAL |
| Description | This dataset contains the NASA Scatterometer (NSCAT) Level 2 ocean wind vector ambiguity overlay files for the NSCAT MGDR version 2 dataset, referenced for 25 km wind vector cells (WVC). The dataset is derived from the results of a study which used a 2-D variational analysis method (VAM) to select a wind solution from the NSCAT ambiguous winds (Hoffman et al. 2003). Hoffman et al. chose the ambiguity closest in direction to the VAM surface wind analysis. No ambiguity was chosen for poor quality wind vector cells (WVCs). ECMWF analyses were used as the background field for the VAM. Their choice of ambiguity selection is compared with that of JPL, which used a median filter initialized with NCEP analysis fields. Ambiguity selection is changed in ~5% of the dataset, often improving the depiction of meteorological features where the surface wind is strongly curved or sheared. See Hoffman et al. (2003) for more on the method and results. Additional work by Henderson et al. (2003) compares the results of median filtering (JPL) vs. the 2d-VAR method (Hoffman et al., 2003) using 51 days of NSCAT data, supplemented by the NCEP 1000 hPa wind analyses as background fields. |
| DOI | 10.5067/NSAER-L2AR0 |
| Measurement | OCEANS > OCEAN WINDS > SURFACE WINDS |
| Swath Width | 1600 km |
| Platform/Sensor | ADEOS-I / Platform Name: Advanced Earth Observing Satellite-I (ADEOS-I) Orbit Period: 100.92 minutes Inclination Angle: 98.59 degrees NSCAT SENSOR Name: NASA Scatterometer (NSCAT) Swath Width: 1600.0 kilometers Description: Spacecraft angular distance from orbital plane relative to the Equator. |
| Project | NASA Scatterometer (NSCAT) |
| Data Provider | Publisher: NASA/JPL/PO.DAAC Creator: NASA/JPL/PO.DAAC Release Place: PO.DAAC Release Date: 1998-Jul-25 |
| Format | ASCII |
| Keyword(s) | ambiguity removal, nscat, adeos, scatterometer, hoffman, aer |
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Resolution Spatial Resolution: 25000 Meters x 25000 Meters Temporal Resolution: 12 Hour Coverage Region: GLOBAL North Bounding Coordinate: 90 degrees South Bounding Coordinate: -90 degrees West Bounding Coordinate: -180 degrees East Bounding Coordinate: 180 degrees Time Span: 1996-Sep-15 to 1997-Jun-29Swath Width: 1600 km Projection Projection Type: Swath Projection Detail: Along-track Grid Ellipsoid: WGS 84 |
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| Citation | NASA/JPL/PO.DAAC. 1998. NSCAT Level 2 Ocean Wind Vector Ambiguity Removal Overlay (Hoffman, AER). Ver. 2. PO.DAAC, CA, USA. Dataset accessed [YYYY-MM-DD] at https://doi.org/10.5067/NSAER-L2AR0
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| Journal Reference | Hoffman, R. N., S. M. Leidner, J. M. Henderson, R. Atlas, J. V. Ardizzone, and S. C. Bloom, 2003: A two-dimensional variational analysis method for NSCAT ambiguity removal: methodology, sensitivity, and tuning. J. Atmos. Oceanic Technol., 20, 585-605. . |
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