NASA JPL Physical Oceanography Distributed Active Archive Center

nasa-podaac-qscat_l3_ow_jpl_browse_images

SeaWinds on QuikSCAT Level 3 Daily Gridded 0.25 Degree Browse Images

This dataset contains images of daily averaged ocean surface wind vectors derived from the gridded Level 3 QuikSCAT ocean surface wind vector dataset. These images are provided in GIF format at 900x600 pixel resolution. Vector arrows are colored according to wind speed, and a color bar is available to estimate the wind speed. The arrow is directionally oriented with the flow direction of the 10 m ocean surface wind velocity retrievals derived from the NASA SeaWinds scatterometer aboard the QuikSCAT satellite platform. For more information on the QuikSCAT platform and mission, please visit http://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/OceanWind/QuikSCAT . Disclaimer: this dataset is meant for quick-look purposes only and is not intended for science-quality research applications.

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http://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/dataset/QSCAT_L3_OW_JPL_BROWSE_IMAGES

Identified by : QSCAT_L3_OW_JPL_BROWSE_IMAGES

This dataset was released on January 21, 2011.

The time range for this dataset is July 19, 1999 to November 21, 2009 (23:59 PM).

The spatial range for this dataset is -89.875° to 89.875° latitude, and 0° to 360° longitude. map (center)

This dataset uses data from an instance of the seawinds instrument on the quick-scatterometer platform.

Also known as :

• datasetId PODAAC-QSXXX-L3BI0 (podaac lexicon)
• dataset QSCAT_L3_OW_JPL_BROWSE_IMAGES (podaac lexicon)