Dataset Name
SeaWinds on QuikSCAT Level 3 Surface Wind Speed for Climate Model Comparison
Metadata Identifier
PODAAC-QSSWS-CMIP1
Start Date
1999-08-01
End Date
2009-10-30

Climate data guide content with tag PODAAC-QSSWS-CMIP1

  • QuikSCAT: near sea-surface wind speed and direction QuikSCAT: near sea-surface wind speed and direction

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    The QuikSCAT mission was intended to obtain sea-surface wind speed and direction data under all weather and cloud conditions over Earth's oceans. SeaWinds, an active radar scatterometer, is the main instrument on the QuikSCAT satellite. The microwave backscatter measured by SeaWinds is dependent on the surface roughness of the ocean, which in turn is related to wind…

    Main variables and Earth System components

    Atmosphere Wind
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