NSCAT Level 3 Daily Gridded Ocean Surface Wind Vectors (JPL)
(NSCAT_LEVEL_3_V2)| Version | 2 |
| Processing Level | 3 |
| Start/Stop Date | 1996-Sep-15 to 1997-Jun-30 |
| Short Name | NSCAT_LEVEL_3_V2 |
| Description | 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. |
| DOI | 10.5067/NSJPL-L3X02 |
| Measurement | OCEANS > OCEAN WINDS > SURFACE WINDS |
| 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, gridded |
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Resolution Spatial Resolution: 0.5 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees Temporal Resolution: 1 Day Coverage Region: GLOBAL North Bounding Coordinate: 75 degrees South Bounding Coordinate: -75 degrees West Bounding Coordinate: -180 degrees East Bounding Coordinate: 180 degrees Time Span: 1996-Sep-15 to 1997-Jun-30 Granule Time Span: 1996-Sep-15 to 1997-Jun-29 Projection Projection Type: Gridded Ellipsoid: WGS 84 |
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Citation is critically important for dataset documentation and discovery. Please cite the data as follows, and cite the reference papers when it is appropriate.
| Citation | NASA/JPL/PO.DAAC. 1998. NSCAT Level 3 Daily Gridded Ocean Surface Wind Vectors (JPL). Ver. 2. PO.DAAC, CA, USA. Dataset accessed [YYYY-MM-DD] at https://doi.org/10.5067/NSJPL-L3X02
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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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | NSCAT Level 3 Daily Gridded Ocean Surface Wind Vectors (JPL) | 2023-02-21 | COMPLETE | 2023-02-21T20:46:00.000Z |
| 2 | NSCAT Level 3 Gridded 0.5 Degree Ocean Surface Wind Vectors, Version 2 (Binary) | Present | COMPLETE | |
| 1 | NSCAT Level 3 Daily Gridded Ocean Wind Vectors (Version 1) | Present | RETIRED. | |
| 0 | NSCAT Level 3 Daily Gridded Ocean Wind Vectors (Version 0) | 2024-03-08 | RETIRED. | 2024-03-08T22:35:00.000Z |