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MWOW 6-Hourly High Resolution Global Ocean Wind Level 3 Version 0.1
Listed in NASA Earthdata CMR and NASA Data Portal — shown once because both records carry DOI 10.5067/mwow-6hhr-v01
This data set contains 6-hourly, global gridded wind speed and direction at 1/64th degree horizontal resolution from the MWOW (Multi-sensor Worldwide Ocean Winds) Project.
Description
It is a harmonized wind product combining retrievals from the KaRIn satellite-based SAR (synthetic aperture radar) with interpolated data from three scatterometers and one radiometer for comparison where SAR data is available. Data are available in netCDF format, with one file for each 6-hour timestep.
Note that data from the instruments are not aggregated together to create a composite wind map for each timestep. Rather, observations from each instrument are kept separate, split over the “time” dimension. Further, any observations from the same instrument that overlap spatially in the 6-hour window are also reported as separate observations along this time dimension.
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Version 0 of these data include an initial bulk ingest of data in January 2026 with forward streaming planned for later in the year. Version 0 is primarily meant for assessment by stakeholders, with future versions likely to incorporate feedback from the stakeholders. No User Guide is planned for this version, although the data are considered science quality.
Interested users looking for more information are encouraged to contact the data producer. The MWOW Project is funded by NASA’s Satellite Needs Working Group (SNWG) which provides data products developed to meet the needs of stakeholders from US government agencies.
Links
Get the data
- Resource opendap.earthdata.nasa.gov ↗
This dataset can be accessed with the Open-source Project for a Network Data Access Protocol (OPeNDAP) API framework. This service enables variable and dimensional subsetting. The URL redirects to a p
metadata API · download · from NASA CMR, data nasa gov
- Data Use and Citation Guidelines podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/CitingPODAAC ↗
documentation · download · from NASA CMR, data nasa gov
- Readme archive.podaac.earthdata.nasa.gov/podaac-ops-cumulus-docs/web-misc/mwow/open/docs/MWOW_HighRes_O… ↗
documentation · download · from NASA CMR, data nasa gov
- Original Metadata cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov/search/concepts/C3870878360-POCLOUD.iso19115 ↗
download · from data nasa gov
- cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov /virtual-directory/collections/C3870878360-POCLOUD ↗
Browse and download granules over HTTPS using the virtual directories
download · from NASA CMR
- search.earthdata.nasa.gov /search/granules?p=C3870878360-POCLOUD ↗
Browse granule search results in Earthdata Search
download · from NASA CMR
- github.com /podaac/data-subscriber ↗
This dataset can be downloaded using the podaac-data-subscriber (the recommended tool for bulk downloading PO.DAAC data). It is a Python package for downloading one or many files using the command lin
download · from NASA CMR
- Resource podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/Podaac/thumbnails/MWOW_L3_HIGHRES_V0.1 ↗
download · preview image · from data nasa gov, NASA CMR
- Resource wow.jpl.nasa.gov/data-portal ↗
Portal for visualizing data from platforms/instruments incorporated into the MWOW data products.
download · preview image · from data nasa gov, NASA CMR
Where it is published
- NASA Data Portal dataset page data.nasa.gov/dataset/mwow-6-hourly-high-resolution-global-ocean-wind-level-… ↗
landing page · from data nasa gov
- DOI doi.org/10.5067/mwow-6hhr-v01 ↗
DOI / persistent id · from NASA CMR
Catalogue records · 3
- CKAN API data.nasa.gov/api/3/action/package_show?id=534c1be3-0a77-4de9-8b74-337c78098… ↗
metadata API · from data nasa gov
- CMR UMM-JSON cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov/search/concepts/C3870878360-POCLOUD.umm_json ↗
metadata API · from NASA CMR
- CMR record cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov/search/concepts/C3870878360-POCLOUD.html ↗
catalogue entry · from NASA CMR
Topics
- Stated by source
- Advanced Scatterometer · Earth Observation Satellite - 06 · Ka-band Radar Interferometer · Meteorological Operational Satellite - B · Meteorological Operational Satellite - C · Scatterometer-3 · SMAP L-Band Radiometer · Soil Moisture Active and Passive Observatory · Surface Water Ocean Topography · Wind Direction · Wind Speed
- From keywords
- Astronomy & Astrophysics · Earth & Environmental Science · Ocean & Atmospheric Science · Physics
Provenance · 2 source records, 25 field assertions
| Source | Key | Last seen | Raw |
|---|---|---|---|
| NASA Earthdata CMR | C3870878360-POCLOUD | 7 d ago | JSON v1 |
| NASA Data Portal | 534c1be3-0a77-4de9-8b74-337c78098145 | 4 d ago | JSON v1 |
| Field | Assertion | Extractor | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| access_level | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:astronomy | mapping · data nasa gov | connector:data_nasa_gov@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:earth-environmental | mapping · data nasa gov | connector:data_nasa_gov@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:ocean-atmospheric | mapping · data nasa gov | connector:data_nasa_gov@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:physics | mapping · data nasa gov | connector:data_nasa_gov@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[instrument].gcmd_instrument:ascat | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[instrument].gcmd_instrument:karin | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[instrument].gcmd_instrument:scat-3 | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[instrument].gcmd_instrument:smap-l-band-radiometer | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/oceans/ocean-winds/surface-winds/wind-direction | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/oceans/ocean-winds/surface-winds/wind-speed | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[platform].gcmd_platform:irs-e06 | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[platform].gcmd_platform:metop-b | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[platform].gcmd_platform:metop-c | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[platform].gcmd_platform:smap | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[platform].gcmd_platform:swot | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| created_date | source · data nasa gov | connector:data_nasa_gov@1.0.0 | |
| description | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | /umm/Abstract |
| license_text | source · data nasa gov | connector:data_nasa_gov@1.0.0 | |
| publication_date | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| spatial | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | /umm/SpatialExtent |
| temporal | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | /umm/TemporalExtents |
| title | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | /umm/EntryTitle |
| updated_date | source · data nasa gov | connector:data_nasa_gov@1.0.0 | |
| version_label | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 |