| DOI | 10.5067/SEAXX-L3X02 |
| Short Name | SEAWINDS_LEVEL_3_V2 |
| Description | The SeaWinds on ADEOS-II Level 3 ocean vector winds on a 0.25 degree grid contains daily data from ascending and descending passes; where adjacent satellite passes overlap, the most recent value overwrites the previous value for that particular wind vector cell. Wind vectors are accurate to within 2 m/s (vector speed) and 20 degrees (vector direction). Rain flags are provided for each wind vector cell to assist in identifying potential rain contamination. Wind vectors are set to a value of 0 when within 30 km of land/ice boundaries or where there is ambiguous or non-existent measurements available. This data utilizes the recalibrated model function called the QSCAT-1/F13 processing algorithm, adopted in July of 2006. |
| Version | 2 |
| Dataset Type | COMPLETE |
| Measurement | OCEANS > OCEAN WINDS > SURFACE WINDS |
| Processing Level | 3 |
| Coverage | Region: GLOBAL North Bounding Coordinate: 89.875 degrees South Bounding Coordinate: -89.875 degrees West Bounding Coordinate: -180 degrees East Bounding Coordinate: 180 degrees Time Span: 2003-Jan-28 to 2003-Oct-24 Granule Time Span: 2003-Jan-28 to 2003-Oct-24 |
| Resolution | Spatial Resolution: 0.25 degrees (Latitude) x 0.25 degrees (Longitude) Temporal Resolution: 12 Hour |
| Projection | Projection Type: Gridded Ellipsoid: WGS 84 |
| Platform/Sensor | ADEOS-II / Platform Name: Advanced Earth Observing Satellite-II (ADEOS-II) Orbit Period: 101.05 minutes Inclination Angle: 98.62 degrees SEAWINDS SENSOR Name: SeaWinds Scatterometer (SEAWINDS) Swath Width: 1800.0 kilometers Description: Spacecraft angular distance from orbital plane relative to the Equator. |
| Project | SeaWinds on ADEOS-II (SEAWINDS) |
| Data Provider | Publisher: PO.DAAC Creator: SeaPAC Release Place: PO.DAAC Release Date: 2006-Jan-15 Resource: https://podaac-tools.jpl.nasa.gov/drive/files/allData/seawinds/L3/jpl/v2/docs/SWS_L3.pdf |
| Keyword(s) | wind data, wind, ocean wind, wind speed, vector, vectors, ocean wind vector, ocean wind vectors, seawinds, adeos-2, adeos-ii, 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/seawinds/L3/jpl/v2/hdf PO.DAAC Drive |
| OPENDAP DATA | https://podaac-opendap.jpl.nasa.gov/opendap/allData/seawinds/L3/jpl/v2/hdf/ The OPeNDAP base directory location for the collection. |
| THREDDS | http://thredds.jpl.nasa.gov/thredds/catalog/ncml_aggregation/OceanWinds/seawinds/catalog.html?dataset=ncml_aggregation/OceanWinds/seawinds/aggregate__SEAWINDS_LEVEL_3_V2.ncml THREDDS Data Server access for this dataset |
| Format (Compression) | HDF |
| DATA CITATION POLICY | |
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| Citation | SeaPAC. 2006. SeaWinds on ADEOS-II Level 3 Gridded Ocean Wind Vectors (JPL). Ver. 2. PO.DAAC, CA, USA. Dataset accessed [YYYY-MM-DD] at https://doi.org/10.5067/SEAXX-L3X02
For more information see Data Citations and Acknowledgments.
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| Journal Reference | Lungu, T., July 2006. SeaWinds Science Data Product User Manual. Version 2.0, JPL Document D-21551 - Version 2, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA. | |||||||