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NSCAT Level 2 Ocean Wind Vector Geophysical Data Record
The NASA Scatterometer (NSCAT) Level 2 ocean wind vectors in 50 km wind vector cell (WVC) swaths contain daily data from ascending and descending passes. Wind vectors are accurate to within 2 m/s (vector speed) and 20 degrees (vector direction). Wind vectors are not considered valid in rain contaminated regions; rain flags and precipitation information are not provided. Data is flagged where measurements are either missing, ambiguous, or contaminated by land/sea ice. Winds are calculated using the NSCAT-2 model function. This is the most up-to-date version, which designates the final phase of calibration, validation and science data processing, which was completed in November of 1998, on behalf of the JPL NSCAT Project; wind vectors are processed using the NSCAT-2 geophysical model function.
Complete Metadata
| bureauCode |
[ "026:00" ] |
|---|---|
| identifier | 10.5067/NSGDR-L2X02 |
| landingPage | https://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/CitingPODAAC |
| programCode |
[ "026:000" ] |
| spatial | [[{"EastBoundingCoordinate":180,"NorthBoundingCoordinate":90,"SouthBoundingCoordinate":-90,"WestBoundingCoordinate":-180}],"CARTESIAN"] |
| temporal | 1996-09-15/1996-09-15 |
| theme |
[ "Earth Science" ] |
