Data · collection
SeaWinds QuikSCAT Scatterometer Ocean Winds from Remote Sensing Systems
Listed in NASA Earthdata CMR
The SeaWinds instrument on the QuikSCAT satellite is a specialized radar that measures near-surface wind speed and direction at a 25 km resolution.
Description
This instrument has been measuring winds over approximately 90% of the ice-free ocean since 19 July 1999. These data were prepared by Remote Sensing Systems (RSS).
A new geophysical model function, called Ku-2001, was used in this version of the dataset and is considered an improvement over the earlier Ku-2000 and the old NSCAT-2 functions because of more accurate retrievals of high winds (greater than 30 m/s). The dataset time series ends in June 2002, however, continuing data are available from RSS. Many more details concerning the Ku-2001 data are available from the RSS website [remss.com/].
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These data are also directly available from RSS. Notice 07/28/2006: JPL PO.DAAC has initiated reprocessing of all ADEOS-II and QuikSCAT data with superior algorithms for retrievals in high wind speed and light rain areas. This reprocessing could effect this dataset.
More information is available at JPL PO.DAAC [podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/].
Links
Documentation and papers
- VIEW RELATED INFORMATION rda.ucar.edu/datasets/ds744.4 ↗
documentation · from NASA CMR
- VIEW RELATED INFORMATION rda.ucar.edu/datasets/ds744.2 ↗
documentation · from NASA CMR
- JPL PO.DAAC podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/quikscat ↗
documentation · from NASA CMR
- Remote Sensing Systems (RSS) web site remss.com ↗
documentation · from NASA CMR
- VIEW RELATED INFORMATION rda.ucar.edu/datasets/ds744.5 ↗
documentation · from NASA CMR
Catalogue records · 2
- CMR record cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov/search/concepts/C1214055341-SCIOPS.html ↗
catalogue entry · from NASA CMR
- CMR UMM-JSON cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov/search/concepts/C1214055341-SCIOPS.umm_json ↗
metadata API · from NASA CMR
Topics
- Stated by source
- SATELLITES · Surface Winds
- Inferred from text
- Satellite remote sensing 65%
Provenance · 1 source records, 8 field assertions
| Source | Key | Last seen | Raw |
|---|---|---|---|
| NASA Earthdata CMR | C1214055341-SCIOPS | 13 d ago | JSON v1 |
| Field | Assertion | Extractor | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| access_level | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/oceans/ocean-winds/surface-winds | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[modality].local:modality:remote-sensing | enrichment · NASA CMR | keyword-concept-rules@1.0.0 | title+description (65%) |
| concepts[platform].gcmd_platform:satellites | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| description | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | /umm/Abstract |
| temporal | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | /umm/TemporalExtents |
| title | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | /umm/EntryTitle |
| version_label | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 |