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OW ASCAT Ocean Surface Winds
The Advanced Scatterometer (ASCAT) sensor onboard the EUMETSAT MetOp polar-orbiting satellite provides ocean surface wind observations by means of radar scatterometry. The data is available as 1-day composites with global coverage at 0.25 degrees (approximately 25 km/pix). Total wind speed, as well as zonal and meridional wind speed information is available since 2013-06-26 through the present.
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Daily wind data
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GCMD Keyword Forum Page
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Full Metadata Record
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|---|---|
| accessLevel | non-public |
| accrualPeriodicity | R/P1D |
| contactPoint |
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}
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| describedByType | application/octet-steam |
| description | The Advanced Scatterometer (ASCAT) sensor onboard the EUMETSAT MetOp polar-orbiting satellite provides ocean surface wind observations by means of radar scatterometry. The data is available as 1-day composites with global coverage at 0.25 degrees (approximately 25 km/pix). Total wind speed, as well as zonal and meridional wind speed information is available since 2013-06-26 through the present. |
| distribution |
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"description": "Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 22. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords",
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"title": "Full Metadata Record",
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| identifier | https://data.noaa.gov/waf/NOAA/nmfs/pifsc/iso/xml/12770.xml |
| keyword |
[
"ascat",
"global",
"microwave",
"ocean surface winds",
"ow",
"pifsc",
"wind direction",
"wind speed",
"DOC/NOAA/NMFS/PIFSC > Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce",
"PIFSC OceanWatch (OW) Metadata Portfolio"
]
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| landingPage | https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/12770 |
| language |
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| license | https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ |
| modified | 2026-04-30T00:00:00.000+00:00 |
| publisher |
{
"name": "Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center",
"@type": "org:Organization"
}
|
| rights | otherRestrictions, unclassified |
| spatial | 180.0,-75.0,-180.0,75.0 |
| temporal | 2010-09-20T00:00:00+00:00/2010-09-20T00:00:00+00:00 |
| title | OW ASCAT Ocean Surface Winds |
