Wind Stress, QuikSCAT SeaWinds, 0.125°, Global, Science Quality, 1999-2009 (Monthly)

Description

NOAA CoastWatch distributes science quality wind stress data in zonal, meridional, modulus, and wind stress curl sets. This data begins with wind velocity measurements from the SeaWinds instrument onboard NASA's QuikSCAT satellite. SeaWinds is a microwave scatterometer designed to measure surface winds over the global ocean. NOAA CoastWatch processes wind velocity to wind stress and wind stress curl. (This is a monthly composite.)

Resources

Name Format Description Link
21 ERDDAP's version of the OPeNDAP .html web page for this dataset. Specify a subset of the dataset and download the data via OPeNDAP or in many different file types. https://coastwatch.pfeg.noaa.gov/erddap/griddap/erdQSstressmday.html
21 Background information from the source https://coastwatch.pfeg.noaa.gov/infog/QS_taux_las.html
21 Background information from the source https://coastwatch.pfeg.noaa.gov/infog/QS_taux_las.html
21 Background information from the source https://coastwatch.pfeg.noaa.gov/infog/QS_taux_las.html
0 ERDDAP's Make-A-Graph .html web page for this dataset. Create an image with a map or graph of a subset of the data. https://coastwatch.pfeg.noaa.gov/erddap/griddap/erdQSstressmday.graph
21 Background information from the source https://coastwatch.pfeg.noaa.gov/infog/QS_taux_las.html
0 ERDDAP's griddap service (a flavor of OPeNDAP) for gridded data. Add different extensions (e.g., .html, .graph, .das, .dds) to the base URL for different purposes. https://coastwatch.pfeg.noaa.gov/erddap/griddap/erdQSstressmday
0 An OPeNDAP service for gridded data. Add different extensions (e.g., .html, .das, .dds) to the base URL for different purposes. https://coastwatch.pfeg.noaa.gov/erddap/griddap/erdQSstressmday

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  • coastwatch (https://coastwatch.noaa.gov/)
  • data
  • latitude
  • altitude
  • quality
  • longitude
  • oceans
  • coastwatch
  • degrees
  • seawinds
  • atmosphere
  • noaa
  • global
  • coast
  • ocean winds
  • surface_downward_northward_stress
  • earth science
  • west
  • wind
  • ocean
  • wind stress
  • quikscat
  • qstaux
  • atmospheric winds
  • surface_downward_eastward_stress
  • time
  • downward
  • stress
  • zonal
  • atmospheric
  • science
  • surface
  • eastward
  • science quality
  • wcn
  • winds
  • node

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