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    • MetOp-B ASCAT Level 2 25.0km Ocean Surface Wind Vectors in Full Orbit Swath

    Metadata Updated: December 6, 2023

    This dataset contains operational near-real-time Level 2 ocean surface wind vector retrievals from the Advanced Scatterometer (ASCAT) on MetOp-B at 25 km sampling resolution (note: the effective resolution is 50 km). It is a product of the European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT) Ocean and Sea Ice Satellite Application Facility (OSI SAF) provided through the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI). The wind vector retrievals are currently processed using the CMOD.n geophysical model function using a Hamming filter to spatially average the Sigma-0 data in the ASCAT L1B data. Each file is provided in netCDF version 3 format, and contains one full orbit derived from 3-minute orbit granules. Latency is approximately 2 hours from the latest measurement. The beginning of the orbit is defined by the first wind vector cell measurement within the first 3-minute orbit granule that starts north of the Equator in the ascending node. ASCAT is a C-band dual swath fan beam radar scatterometer providing two independent swaths of backscatter retrievals in sun-synchronous polar orbit aboard the MetOp-B platform. For more information on the MetOp-B mission, please visit: https://www.eumetsat.int/our-satellites/metop-series . For more timely announcements, users are encouraged to register with the KNMI scatterometer email list: scat@knmi.nl. Users are also highly advised to check the dataset user guide periodically for updates and new information on known problems and issues. All intellectual property rights of the OSI SAF products belong to EUMETSAT. The use of these products is granted to every interested user, free of charge. If you wish to use these products, EUMETSAT's copyright credit must be shown by displaying the words "copyright (year) EUMETSAT" on each of the products used.

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    Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. 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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    References

    https://doi.org/10.1109/TGRS.2009.2027896

    Dates

    Metadata Created Date December 1, 2022
    Metadata Updated Date December 6, 2023

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from NASA Data.json

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    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Created Date December 1, 2022
    Metadata Updated Date December 6, 2023
    Publisher NASA/JPL/PODAAC
    Maintainer
    Identifier C2075141559-POCLOUD
    Data First Published 2013-05-24
    Language en-US
    Data Last Modified 2017-04-28
    Category MetOp, geospatial
    Public Access Level public
    Bureau Code 026:00
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    Citation EUMETSAT/OSI SAF. 2013-06-03. MetOp-B ASCAT Level 2 25.0km Ocean Surface Wind Vectors in Full Orbit Swath. Version Operational/Near-Real-Time. MetOp-B ASCAT Level 2 25.0 km Ocean Surface Wind Vectors. KNMI, Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute. Archived by National Aeronautics and Space Administration, U.S. Government, KNMI. https://scatterometer.knmi.nl/publications/pdf/ASCAT_Product_Manual.pdf. EUMETSAT/OSI SAF, KNMI, 2013-06-03, MetOp-B ASCAT Level 2 25.0km Ocean Surface Wind Vectors in Full Orbit Swath, https://scatterometer.knmi.nl/publications/pdf/ASCAT_Product_Manual.pdf.
    Creator EUMETSAT/OSI SAF
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    Metadata Type geospatial
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    Program Code 026:001
    Related Documents https://doi.org/10.1109/TGRS.2009.2027896
    Release Place KNMI, Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute
    Series Name MetOp-B ASCAT Level 2 25.0km Ocean Surface Wind Vectors in Full Orbit Swath
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    Source Hash 186e8f6c3767016fb2839b315cab1a512aa056e427a819b735b5bfa8839aa95d
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    Temporal 2012-10-29T01:00:01Z/2023-02-28T00:00:00Z

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