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    • SCATSAT-1 Inter-Calibrated ESDR Level 2 Observed and Modeled Spatial Derivatives of Surface Wind and Wind Stress Version 1.0

    Metadata Updated: August 29, 2025

    This dataset contains the curl and divergence of ocean surface equivalent neutral wind and wind stress, derived from satellite-based scatterometer observations aboard SCATSAT-1, representing the first science quality release of these data funded under the MEaSUREs program. This product from SCATSAT-1 has been intercalibrated with similar scatterometer measurements from instruments on the MetOp-A, MetOp-B, and QuikScat satellites, all of which can be found on the MEaSUREs OSVW Project Page. These Level 2 data are provided on a non-uniform grid within the satellite swath at ~12.5 km pixel resolution. Each L2 file corresponds to a specific orbital revolution number, which begins at the southernmost point of the ascending orbit. There are typically 14 orbits per day, and the thumbnail preview shows coverage for the first ten orbits in an example day. Estimates for the curls and divergences are computed over several spatial domains with varying radii from the point of interest, and included as separate variables.The dataset represents the first science quality release funded under the MEaSUREs (Making Earth System Data Records for Use in Research Environments) program. The primary purpose of this release is for science evaluation by the NASA International Ocean Vector Winds Science Team (IOVWST). This V1.0 of the data was derived from V1.1 of the L2 wind and stress product.

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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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    Dates

    Metadata Created Date July 3, 2025
    Metadata Updated Date August 29, 2025

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from NASA Data.json

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    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Created Date July 3, 2025
    Metadata Updated Date August 29, 2025
    Publisher NASA/JPL;NASA/JPL/PODAAC
    Maintainer
    Identifier 10.5067/ESDSS-L2WD10
    Data Last Modified 2025-08-28
    Category Earth Science
    Public Access Level public
    Bureau Code 026:00
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    Schema Version https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema
    Catalog Describedby https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.json
    Harvest Object Id 1c19b75c-9a35-4228-aba5-02bc29ffc9dc
    Harvest Source Id 58f92550-7a01-4f00-b1b2-8dc953bd598f
    Harvest Source Title NASA Data.json
    Homepage URL https://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/CitingPODAAC
    Old Spatial {"WestBoundingCoordinate":-180,"SouthBoundingCoordinate":-90,"EastBoundingCoordinate":180,"NorthBoundingCoordinate":90},"GEODETIC"
    Program Code 026:000
    Source Datajson Identifier True
    Source Hash ac392688c8e53a91ab7b208cef42062343a031bc72a3d19ff182cab9d743482b
    Source Schema Version 1.1
    Spatial
    Temporal 2018-04-01/2018-04-01

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