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 data       graph     files  public Wind, Metop-B ASCAT, 0.25°, Global, Near Real Time, 2013-present, Divergence and Modulus (8
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The Dataset's Variables and Attributes

Row Type Variable Name Attribute Name Data Type Value
attribute NC_GLOBAL cdm_data_type String Grid
attribute NC_GLOBAL contact String erd.data at noaa.gov
attribute NC_GLOBAL Conventions String CF-1.6, COARDS, ACDD-1.3
attribute NC_GLOBAL creation_date String Sun Mar 17 23:07:27 2024
attribute NC_GLOBAL creator_email String erd.data at noaa.gov
attribute NC_GLOBAL creator_name String NOAA NMFS SWFSC ERD
attribute NC_GLOBAL creator_type String institution
attribute NC_GLOBAL creator_url String https://www.pfeg.noaa.gov (external link)
attribute NC_GLOBAL Easternmost_Easting double 360.0
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_lat_max double 75.0
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_lat_min double -75.0
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_lat_resolution double 0.25
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_lat_units String degrees_north
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_lon_max double 360.0
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_lon_min double 0.0
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_lon_resolution double 0.25
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_lon_units String degrees_east
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_vertical_max double 10.0
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_vertical_min double 10.0
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_vertical_positive String up
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_vertical_units String m
attribute NC_GLOBAL history String 1-day geographic projection composites, created by erd.data@noaa.gov from L2 swath data obtained from NOAA|NESDIS, are used to create multi-day composites via the composite script in the dalesLibAscatB.py library by erd.data@noaa.gov at NOAA NMFS SWFSC ERD.
attribute NC_GLOBAL infoUrl String https://coastwatch.pfeg.noaa.gov/infog/QB_divw_las.html (external link)
attribute NC_GLOBAL institution String NOAA NMFS SWFSC ERD
attribute NC_GLOBAL keywords String advanced, altitude, ascat, coast, coastwatch, data, degrees, divergence, Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Winds > Surface Winds, eumetsat, european, exploitation, global, meteorological, metop, near, near real time, noaa, node, nrt, ocean, oceans, organisation, QBdivw, real, satellites, scatterometer, surface, time, wcn, west, wind, winds
attribute NC_GLOBAL license String The data may be used and redistributed for free but is not intended
for legal use, since it may contain inaccuracies. Neither the data
Contributor, ERD, NOAA, nor the United States Government, nor any
of their employees or contractors, makes any warranty, express or
implied, including warranties of merchantability and fitness for a
particular purpose, or assumes any legal liability for the accuracy,
completeness, or usefulness, of this information.
attribute NC_GLOBAL naming_authority String gov.noaa.pfeg.coastwatch
attribute NC_GLOBAL Northernmost_Northing double 75.0
attribute NC_GLOBAL publisher_email String erd.data at noaa.gov
attribute NC_GLOBAL publisher_name String NOAA NMFS SWFSC ERD
attribute NC_GLOBAL publisher_type String institution
attribute NC_GLOBAL publisher_url String https://www.pfeg.noaa.gov (external link)
attribute NC_GLOBAL references String NOAA/NESDIS https://manati.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/products/ASCAT.php .
attribute NC_GLOBAL source_data String 8-day composite mean of files: QB2024077_2024077_divw.grd.gz, QB2024076_2024076_divw.grd.gz, QB2024075_2024075_divw.grd.gz, QB2024074_2024074_divw.grd.gz, QB2024073_2024073_divw.grd.gz, QB2024072_2024072_divw.grd.gz, QB2024071_2024071_divw.grd.gz, QB2024070_2024070_divw.grd.gz
attribute NC_GLOBAL sourceUrl String (local files)
attribute NC_GLOBAL Southernmost_Northing double -75.0
attribute NC_GLOBAL spatial_resolution String 0.25 degree
attribute NC_GLOBAL standard_name_vocabulary String CF Standard Name Table v70
attribute NC_GLOBAL summary String NOAA CoastWatch distributes near real time divergence and modulus wind data originating with wind velocity measurements from the ASCAT instrument onboard EUMETSAT's Metop-B satellite. ASCAT is a microwave scatterometer designed to measure surface winds over the global ocean. Wind velocity is processed to wind divergence by NOAA CoastWatch. (This is an 8 day composite.)
attribute NC_GLOBAL testOutOfDate String now-7days
attribute NC_GLOBAL time_coverage_end String 2024-03-14T00:00:00Z
attribute NC_GLOBAL time_coverage_start String 2013-08-30T00:00:00Z
attribute NC_GLOBAL title String Wind, Metop-B ASCAT, 0.25°, Global, Near Real Time, 2013-present, Divergence and Modulus (8 Day)
attribute NC_GLOBAL Westernmost_Easting double 0.0
dimension time   double nValues=3671, evenlySpaced=false, averageSpacing=1 day 1h 10m 14s
attribute time _CoordinateAxisType String Time
attribute time actual_range double 1.3778208E9, 1.7103744E9
attribute time axis String T
attribute time ioos_category String Time
attribute time long_name String Centered Time
attribute time standard_name String time
attribute time time_origin String 01-JAN-1970 00:00:00
attribute time units String seconds since 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z
dimension altitude   double nValues=1, onlyValue=10.0
attribute altitude _CoordinateAxisType String Height
attribute altitude _CoordinateZisPositive String up
attribute altitude actual_range double 10.0, 10.0
attribute altitude axis String Z
attribute altitude ioos_category String Location
attribute altitude long_name String Altitude
attribute altitude positive String up
attribute altitude standard_name String altitude
attribute altitude units String m
dimension latitude   double nValues=601, evenlySpaced=true, averageSpacing=0.25
attribute latitude _CoordinateAxisType String Lat
attribute latitude actual_range double -75.0, 75.0
attribute latitude axis String Y
attribute latitude coordsys String geographic
attribute latitude ioos_category String Location
attribute latitude long_name String Latitude
attribute latitude point_spacing String even
attribute latitude standard_name String latitude
attribute latitude units String degrees_north
dimension longitude   double nValues=1441, evenlySpaced=true, averageSpacing=0.25
attribute longitude _CoordinateAxisType String Lon
attribute longitude actual_range double 0.0, 360.0
attribute longitude axis String X
attribute longitude coordsys String geographic
attribute longitude ioos_category String Location
attribute longitude long_name String Longitude
attribute longitude point_spacing String even
attribute longitude standard_name String longitude
attribute longitude units String degrees_east
variable divw   float time, altitude, latitude, longitude
attribute divw _FillValue float -99999.0
attribute divw colorBarMaximum double 3.0E-5
attribute divw colorBarMinimum double -3.0E-5
attribute divw coordsys String geographic
attribute divw ioos_category String Wind
attribute divw long_name String Wind Divergence
attribute divw missing_value float -99999.0
attribute divw standard_name String divergence_of_wind
attribute divw units String s-1
variable mod   float time, altitude, latitude, longitude
attribute mod _FillValue float -99999.0
attribute mod colorBarMaximum double 18.0
attribute mod colorBarMinimum double 0.0
attribute mod colorBarPalette String WhiteRedBlack
attribute mod coordsys String geographic
attribute mod ioos_category String Wind
attribute mod long_name String Modulus of Wind
attribute mod missing_value float -99999.0
attribute mod units String m s-1

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