MetOp-B ASCAT Scatterometer Inter-Calibrated ESDR Level 3 Ocean Surface Equivalent Neutral Wind Vectors and Wind Stress Version 1.0

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This dataset contains gridded ocean surface wind vectors (equivalent neutral and true 10m) and wind stress vectors derived from satellite-based scatterometer observations (the MetOp-B ASCAT scatterometer), representing the first science quality release of these data funded under the MEaSUREs program. This product from MetOp-B ASCAT has been intercalibrated with similar scatterometer measurements from instruments on the MetOp-A, ScatSat-1, and QuikScat satellites, all of which can be found on the MEaSUREs OSVW Project Page. The wind vector and stress retrievals are provided on a global grid (one per file) at 12.5 km pixel resolution, but data exist only over areas of the globe that fell within one of the satellite swaths/orbits for that day (see thumbnail).

The dataset represents the first science quality release funded under the MEaSUREs (Making Earth System Data Records for Use in Research Environments) program. Note that this is the first version of the Level 3 data (V1.0) but they were derived from V1.1 of the Level 2 product. The primary purpose of this release is for science evaluation by the NASA International Ocean Vector Winds Science Team (IOVWST).

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5 https://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov%2FCitingPODAAC
5 https://cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov%2Fvirtual-directory%2Fcollections%2FC3403169610-POCLOUD
5 https://search.earthdata.nasa.gov%2Fsearch%2Fgranules%3Fp%3DC3403169610-POCLOUD
5 https://archive.podaac.earthdata.nasa.gov%2Fpodaac-ops-cumulus-docs%2Fmeasures_ocean_surface_wind_vectors%2Fopen%2Fdocs%2F2022_12_02_MEASURES_NewDataGuide_v17_accepted.pdf
5 https://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov%2FPodaac%2Fthumbnails%2FASCATB_ESDR_L3_WIND_STRESS_V1.0.jpg
5 https://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov%2FMEaSUREs-OSVW
5 https://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/MEaSUREs-OSVW
5 https://search.earthdata.nasa.gov/search/granules?p=C3403169610-POCLOUD
33 2022_12_02_MEASURES_NewDataGuide_v17_accepted.pdf https://archive.podaac.earthdata.nasa.gov/podaac-ops-cumulus-docs/measures_ocean_surface_wind_vectors/open/docs/2022_12_02_MEASURES_NewDataGuide_v17_accepted.pdf
5 https://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/CitingPODAAC
22 ASCATB_ESDR_L3_WIND_STRESS_V1.0.jpg https://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/Podaac/thumbnails/ASCATB_ESDR_L3_WIND_STRESS_V1.0.jpg
5 https://cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov/virtual-directory/collections/C3403169610-POCLOUD
5 https://seabass.gsfc.nasa.gov/experiment/BAHAMAS2004/

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  • earth-science-ocean-winds-oceans-wind-velocity-speed
  • earth-science-ocean-winds-oceans-surface-winds-ocean-surface-wind-vectors
  • earth-science-ocean-winds-oceans-wind-stress

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