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Wind Diffusivity Current, Metop-A ASCAT, 0.25°, Global, Near Real Time, 2009-present (Monthly), Lon+/-180

Metadata Updated: June 10, 2023

NOAA CoastWatch distributes science quality Ekman current (in zonal, meridional, and modulus sets) and Ekman upwelling data. This data begins with wind velocity measurements from the ASCAT instrument onboard EUMETSAT's Metop-A satellite. ASCAT is a microwave scatterometer designed to measure surface winds over the global ocean. NOAA CoastWatch processes wind velocity to wind stress and wind stress curl, and finally to Ekman current and Ekman upwelling. (This is a monthly composite.)

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Dates

Metadata Date September 3, 2022
Metadata Created Date February 28, 2022
Metadata Updated Date June 10, 2023
Reference Date(s) August 3, 2022 (creation), August 3, 2022 (issued)
Frequency Of Update

Metadata Source

Harvested from Pacific Fisheries Environmental Laboratory

Additional Metadata

Resource Type Dataset
Metadata Date September 3, 2022
Metadata Created Date February 28, 2022
Metadata Updated Date June 10, 2023
Reference Date(s) August 3, 2022 (creation), August 3, 2022 (issued)
Responsible Party NOAA NMFS SWFSC ERD (Point of Contact)
Contact Email
Guid erdQAekmmday_LonPM180
Access Constraints
Bbox East Long 179.75
Bbox North Lat 75.0
Bbox South Lat -75.0
Bbox West Long -180.0
Coupled Resource [{"title": [], "href": ["#DataIdentification"], "uuid": []}, {"title": [], "href": ["#DataIdentification"], "uuid": []}, {"title": [], "href": ["#DataIdentification"], "uuid": []}]
Frequency Of Update
Harvest Object Id a1e01b5f-c6e4-4080-84a8-c7831ab1e097
Harvest Source Id 817069b7-5f4e-4664-9e6b-615af3dfcf2d
Harvest Source Title Pacific Fisheries Environmental Laboratory
Licence
Lineage EUMETSAT and NOAA|NESDIS 2022-08-03T20:00:45Z NOAA CoastWatch (West Coast Node) and NOAA SFSC ERD
Metadata Language eng
Metadata Type geospatial
Old Spatial {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[-180.0, -75.0], [179.75, -75.0], [179.75, 75.0], [-180.0, 75.0], [-180.0, -75.0]]]}
Progress
Spatial Data Service Type ERDDAP griddap
Spatial Reference System
Spatial Harvester True
Temporal Extent Begin 2009-10-16T12:00:00Z
Temporal Extent End 2022-07-16T12:00:00Z

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