SeaWinds on QuikSCAT Swath Data Sets

Several forms of QuikSCAT swath data will be available on-line. Links to descriptions of the data should be available. Some of the data sets are subsets of the raw data, which we expect many people will find less cumbersome.

Information on Anticipated Data Sets

Basic essentials are the times, regions of coverage, and the expected delivery date or delay in delivery. Below are links to descriptions of the anticipated data sets. A link to the data set will be added when the data are available.

Type of Data Field
Data Sets
Grid
Spacing
Temporal
Coverage
per File
Documentation
Accessiblity
Winds
Global
Project Level 1B
25 km
1 orbit
Content
Format
Tape
Project Level 2A
25 km
1 orbit
Content
Format
Tape
Project Level 2B
25 km
1 orbit
Content
Format
Tape
FTP
RSS Swath data
25 km
1 orbit
Content
Format
FTP
COAPS QSCAT Compact L2B (Ku2001) Winds
25 km
1 day
Content
Format
Web
Interface
Stresses
Global
COAPS/FSU QSCAT Stresses
25 km
1 day
Content
Format
Web Interface

Please send updates and comments to QSCAT-sfc-truth@coaps.fsu.edu.

Detailed Information on Swath Data Sets

Documentation on data structures (e.g., layout of data, units, scaling factors) and meta-data will be developed by the providers of the data sets. If available, links to this information can be found in the more detailed descriptions..

Ease of Access

Links to read code (if available) are also included in the more detailed descriptions. Alternatively, we anticipate access to these data sets through DODS

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