The QuikSCAT satellite/instrument launched on 19 June 1999 to retrieve ocean surface wind vectors calibrated to 10 meters above the ocean surface and provides 90% global coverage over the ice-free oceans, seas and large lakes when in full operating mode. Shown in this animation is wind speed from the QuikSCAT Level 2B Version 4.1 dataset (DOI: https://doi.org/10.5067/QSX12-L2B41) from 27 October 1999 to 22 November 2009.
The PO.DAAC is pleased to announce the public release of the QuikSCAT Level 2B Ocean Wind Vectors in 12.5km Slice Composites version 4.1 dataset. More information regarding the QuikSCAT mission and instrumentation is available from PO.DAAC’s mission webpage.
On Aug 16, 2020 the NASA Aqua satellite experienced an anomaly with the onboard Formatter-Multiplexer Unit (FMU) that has affected the real time processing streams for all Aqua instruments including for MODIS and the L2/L3 Sea Surface Temperature datasets distributed by the PO.DAAC.
The PO.DAAC is pleased to announce the public release of the Oceans Melting Greenland (OMG) Conductivity, Temperature and Depth (CTD) Level 2 (L2) Version 1 dataset. More information regarding OMG is available from the project website and PO.DAAC’s mission webpage.
The PO.DAAC is pleased to announce the public release of the CYGNSS Level 1 (L1) Raw Intermediate Frequency (IF) and Full Delay Doppler Map (DDM) datasets from the Delay Doppler Mapping Instrument (DDMI) aboard the CYGNSS satellite constellation.
- CYGNSS Level 1 (L1) Raw Intermediate Frequency (IF) dataset >>
- Full Delay Doppler Map (DDM) dataset >>
Animations of the Saildrone ATOMIC field campaign along-track measurement data in relation to satellite SST and SSS observations (SD1026, SD1060, SD1061)
The PO.DAAC is pleased to announce the availability of the NASA-funded Saildrone data as part of the Atlantic Tradewind Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Interaction Campaign (ATOMIC). The ATOMIC campaign involved the deployment of a fleet of Saildrones in the Atlantic waters offshore of Barbados over a 45 day period from 17 January to 2 March 2020. The goal was to understand the ocean-atmosphere interaction particularly over mesoscale ocean eddies in that region. The Saildrone ATOMIC dataset hosted at the PO.DAAC is comprised of two data files for each of three NASA-funded saildrones deployed.
Animation showing the survey track and measurement data for the NASA-contracted saildrone SD1061 deployed during the ATOMIC field campaign over a 45 day period from 17 January 2020 to 2 March 2020 in the Caribbean region. Here we see time series of surface salinity and temperature measurements in relation to satellite SSS and SST respectively. The animation also maps the movement of the saildrone, with colors representing collocated satellite SSS and SST along-track.
Animation showing the survey track and measurement data for the NASA-contracted saildrone SD1060 deployed during the ATOMIC field campaign over a 45 day period from 17 January 2020 to 2 March 2020 in the Caribbean region. Here we see time series of surface salinity and temperature measurements in relation to satellite SSS and SST respectively. The animation also maps the movement of the saildrone, with colors representing collocated satellite SSS and SST along-track.
Animation showing the survey track and measurement data for the NASA-contracted saildrone SD1026 deployed during the ATOMIC field campaign over a 45 day period from 17 January 2020 to 2 March 2020 in the Caribbean region. Here we see time series of surface salinity and temperature measurements in relation to satellite SSS and SST respectively. The animation also maps the movement of the saildrone, with colors representing collocated satellite SSS and SST along-track.
