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    • Global improved QuikSCAT weekly wind speed data and climatologies for 1999-2004 (NCEI Accession 0177404)

    Metadata Updated: December 1, 2025

    This dataset contains an improved QuikSCAT weekly wind dataset for coastal and high latitude applications, and associated climatologies. This dataset includes land and sea ice mask information adapted from the AVHRR Pathfinder sea surface temperature (SST) v5.0 and the Optimally Interpolated SST version 2 data sets, respectively. Additionally, near shore pixels originally contaminated by backscatter from land have been filled by several methods, including simple median filling, an inverse-distance weighted mean, and an objective analysis technique that considers the spatial structure of the wind speed data. The gap filling methods and QuikSCAT wind speed data were then evaluated by comparing with in situ wind speed measurements taken from near shore and open ocean buoys and marine weather stations.

    These data are in .HDF format identified by Julian date.

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    License: No license information was provided. If this work was prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties it is considered a U.S. Government Work.

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    Metadata Date 2025-05-06T13:20:57Z
    Metadata Created Date December 4, 2020
    Metadata Updated Date December 1, 2025
    Reference Date(s) November 20, 2018 (publication)
    Frequency Of Update asNeeded

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from NOAA/NESDIS/ncei/accessions

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    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Date 2025-05-06T13:20:57Z
    Metadata Created Date December 4, 2020
    Metadata Updated Date December 1, 2025
    Reference Date(s) November 20, 2018 (publication)
    Responsible Party (Point of Contact)
    Contact Email
    Guid gov.noaa.nodc:0177404
    Access Constraints Cite as: Barton, Andrew D.; Casey, Kenneth S. (2018). Global improved QuikSCAT weekly wind speed data and climatologies for 1999-2004 (NCEI Accession 0177404). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0177404. Accessed [date]., Use liability: NOAA and NCEI cannot provide any warranty as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of furnished data. Users assume responsibility to determine the usability of these data. The user is responsible for the results of any application of this data for other than its intended purpose.
    Bbox East Long 180
    Bbox North Lat 90
    Bbox South Lat -90
    Bbox West Long -180
    Coupled Resource
    Frequency Of Update asNeeded
    Graphic Preview Description Preview graphic
    Graphic Preview File https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/metadata/landing-page/bin/gfx?id=gov.noaa.nodc:0177404
    Graphic Preview Type PNG
    Harvest Object Id 20c45ca7-1d0b-4266-868b-e06721380b80
    Harvest Source Id c084a438-6f6b-470d-93e0-16aeddb9f513
    Harvest Source Title NOAA/NESDIS/ncei/accessions
    Licence accessLevel: Public
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    Metadata Language eng
    Metadata Type geospatial
    Old Spatial {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[-180.0, -90.0], [180.0, -90.0], [180.0, 90.0], [-180.0, 90.0], [-180.0, -90.0]]]}
    Progress completed
    Spatial Data Service Type
    Spatial Reference System
    Spatial Harvester True
    Temporal Extent Begin 1999-07-19
    Temporal Extent End 2004-12-27

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