NSCAT Level 3 Daily Gridded Ocean Surface Wind Vector Browse Images (JPL)
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| DOI | 10.5067/NSJPL-L3I02 |
| Short Name | NSCAT_LEVEL_3_BROWSE_IMAGES |
| Description | This dataset provides browse images of the NASA Scatterometer (NSCAT) Level 3 daily gridded ocean wind vectors, which are provided at 0.5 degree spatial resolution for ascending and descending passes; wind vectors are averaged at points where adjacent passes overlap. 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. Information and access to the Level 3 source data used to generate these browse images may be accessed at: http://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/dataset/NSCAT%20LEVEL%203. |
| Version | 2 |
| Dataset Type | COMPLETE |
| Measurement | OCEANS > OCEAN WINDS > SURFACE WINDS |
| Processing Level | 3 |
| 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-29 Granule Time Span: 1996-Sep-15 to 1997-Jun-29 |
| Resolution | Spatial Resolution: 0.5 degrees (Latitude) x 0.5 degrees (Longitude) Temporal Resolution: 1 Day |
| Projection | Projection Type: Gridded Ellipsoid: WGS 84 |
| 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://podaac-tools.jpl.nasa.gov/drive/files/allData/nscat/docs/nscat_manual.pdf |
| Keyword(s) | wind data, wind, ocean wind, wind speed, vector, vectors, ocean wind vector, ocean wind vectors, nscat, adeos, scatterometer, gridded |
Questions related to this dataset? Contact podaac@podaac.jpl.nasa.gov
| Direct Access | |
| PO.DAAC DRIVE | https://podaac-tools.jpl.nasa.gov/drive/files/allData/nscat/L3/v2/browse PO.DAAC Drive |
| Format (Compression) | GIF |
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| Citation | NASA/JPL/PO.DAAC. 1998. NSCAT Level 3 Daily Gridded Ocean Surface Wind Vector Browse Images (JPL). Ver. 2. PO.DAAC, CA, USA. Dataset accessed [YYYY-MM-DD] at https://doi.org/10.5067/NSJPL-L3I02
For more information see Data Citations and Acknowledgments.
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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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