SEASAT SCATTEROMETER DEALIASED OCEAN WIND VECTORS (JPL-UCLA-AES)

(UCLA_DEALIASED_SASS_L3)
Version1
Processing Level3
Start/Stop Date1978-Jul-07 to 1978-Oct-11
Short NameUCLA_DEALIASED_SASS_L3
DescriptionContains dealiased ocean wind vector components (zonal and meridional) derived from the Seasat-A Scatterometer (SASS) provided on a global 1x1 degree grid. Dealiasing of the SASS data was achieved manually using ship observations in a joint effort between JPL, UCLA and AES. This data set underwent restoration in 1997. Data are provided in ASCII text files at six hour intervals.
DOI10.5067/SASSX-L3UCD
MeasurementOCEANS > OCEAN WINDS > SURFACE WINDS
Platform/Sensor
SEASAT 1
Platform
Name: Ocean Dynamics Satellite (SEASAT 1)
Orbit Period: 100.7 minutes
Inclination Angle: 108.0 degrees
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SASS
SENSOR
Name: SEASAT-A Scatterometer System (SASS)
Swath Width: 1900.0 kilometers
Description: Spacecraft angular distance from orbital plane relative to the Equator.

Data ProviderPublisher: PO.DAAC
Creator: JPL/UCLA/AES
Release Place: PO.DAAC
Release Date: 1997-Apr-18
Resource: https://podaac-tools.jpl.nasa.gov/drive/files/pub/documents/dataset_docs/seasat_windcomp_jpl.html

FormatASCII
Questions related to this dataset? Contact podaac@podaac.jpl.nasa.gov
Resolution
Spatial Resolution: 1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees
Temporal Resolution: 6 Hour
 
Coverage
Region: GLOBAL
North Bounding Coordinate: 70 degrees
South Bounding Coordinate: -70 degrees
West Bounding Coordinate: -180 degrees
East Bounding Coordinate: 180 degrees
Time Span: 1978-Jul-07 to 1978-Oct-11
Granule Time Span: 1978-Jul-07 to 1978-Oct-10
 
Projection
Projection Type: Gridded
Ellipsoid: WGS 84
 
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 JPL/UCLA/AES. 1997. SEASAT SCATTEROMETER DEALIASED OCEAN WIND VECTORS (JPL-UCLA-AES). Ver. 1. PO.DAAC, CA, USA. Dataset accessed [YYYY-MM-DD] at https://doi.org/10.5067/SASSX-L3UCD

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For more information see Data Citations and Acknowledgments.

Journal Reference SEASAT-A Scatterometer Global Gridded Dealiased Wind Components User Guide. JPL/UCLA/AES. June 11, 1997.

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