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NSCAT Level 3 Daily Gridded Ocean Surface Wind Vectors (JPL). DOI: https://doi.org/10.5067/NSJPL-L3X02

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NSCAT Level 3 Daily Gridded Ocean Wind Vectors (Version 0)

(NSCAT_LEVEL_3_V0)
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Short NameNSCAT_LEVEL_3_V0
DescriptionThe 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. The local time at the equator for the ascending node is 2230 /- 30 minutes; the local time at the equator for the descending node is 1030 /- 30 minutes. 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. This is version 0, which designates the initial calibration, validation and science data processing on behalf of the JPL NSCAT Project; wind vectors are processed using the Seasat SASS-2 geophysical model function. For more information, please visit PO.DAAC Drive at https://podaac-tools.jpl.nasa.gov/drive/files/allData/nscat/doc/nscat_manual.pdf
Version0
Dataset TypeDEPRECATED
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