NSCAT Level 2 Ocean Wind Vector Geophysical Data Record
(NSCAT_LEVEL_2_V2)
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| Year | Citation |
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| 2021 | Twenty-Seven years of scatterometer surface wind analysis over eastern boundary upwelling systems, Journal ,10.3390/rs13050940 |
| Version | 2 |
| Processing Level | 2 |
| Start/Stop Date | 1996-Sep-15 to 1997-Jun-29 |
| Short Name | NSCAT_LEVEL_2_V2 |
| Description | The NASA Scatterometer (NSCAT) Level 2 ocean wind vectors in 50 km wind vector cell (WVC) swaths contain daily data from ascending and descending passes. Wind vectors are accurate to within 2 m/s (vector speed) and 20 degrees (vector direction). 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. Winds are calculated using the NSCAT-2 model function. 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. |
| DOI | 10.5067/NSGDR-L2X02 |
| 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-26 Resource: https://archive.podaac.earthdata.nasa.gov/podaac-ops-cumulus-docs/nscat/open/docs/nscat_manual.pdf |
| Format | HDF |
| Keyword(s) | wind data, wind, ocean wind, wind speed, vector, vectors, ocean wind vector, ocean wind vectors, nscat, adeos, scatterometer |
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Resolution Spatial Resolution: 50000 Meters x 50000 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-29 Granule 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 Geophysical Data Record. Ver. 2. PO.DAAC, CA, USA. Dataset accessed [YYYY-MM-DD] at https://doi.org/10.5067/NSGDR-L2X02
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| Journal Reference | NSCAT Science Data Product User Manual: Overview and Geophysical Data Products. April, 1997. JPL D-12985. Version 1.1. . |
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| Version | Dataset | Version Date | Status | |
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| 2 | NSCAT Level 2 Ocean Wind Vector Geophysical Data Record | 2023-02-21 | COMPLETE | 2023-02-21T20:47:00.000Z |
| 1 | NSCAT Level 2 GDR, Ocean Wind Vectors (Version 1) | Present | RETIRED. | |
| 0 | NSCAT Level 2 GDR, Ocean Wind Vectors (Version 0) | Present | RETIRED. | |