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 data       graph     files  public Wind Stress, Metop-B ASCAT, 0.25°, Global, Near Real Time, 2013-present (1 Day)    ?   F   I   M   background RSS Subscribe NOAA NMFS SWFSC ERD erdQBstress1day

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 Thu Dec 5 23:05:03 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 defaultGraphQuery String &.draw=vectors
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 0.0
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_vertical_min double 0.0
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_vertical_positive String up
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_vertical_units String m
attribute NC_GLOBAL history String L2 swath data obtained from NOAA|NESDIS at ftp://dds.nesdis.noaa.gov are combined into geographic projection 1-day mean composites via the processAscat 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_taux_las.html
attribute NC_GLOBAL institution String NOAA NMFS SWFSC ERD
attribute NC_GLOBAL keywords String advanced, altitude, ascat, atmosphere, atmospheric, coast, coastwatch, data, degrees, downward, Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Winds > Wind Stress, Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Winds > Wind Stress, eastward, eumetsat, european, exploitation, global, meteorological, metop, near, near real time, noaa, node, ocean, oceans, organisation, QBtaux, real, satellites, scatterometer, stress, surface, surface_downward_eastward_stress, time, wcn, west, wind, winds, zonal
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 1-day composite mean of 0 swath files from the /u00/ascat/data/YYYY/raw dir with naming convention ascat_YYYYMMDD_hhmmss_metopx_XXXXX_srv_o_125_ovw.l2_winds-lite.gz, where XXXXX is orbit number and metopx is the satellite (e.g. metopa, metopb...).
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 science quality wind stress data in zonal, meridional, modulus, and wind stress curl sets. This data begins 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. NOAA CoastWatch processes wind velocity to wind stress and wind stress curl. (This is a 1 day composite.)
attribute NC_GLOBAL testOutOfDate String now-3days
attribute NC_GLOBAL time_coverage_end String 2024-12-06T12:00:00Z
attribute NC_GLOBAL time_coverage_start String 2013-04-27T12:00:00Z
attribute NC_GLOBAL title String Wind Stress, Metop-B ASCAT, 0.25°, Global, Near Real Time, 2013-present (1 Day)
attribute NC_GLOBAL Westernmost_Easting double 0.0
dimension time   double nValues=4074, evenlySpaced=false, averageSpacing=1 day 0h 59m 3s
attribute time _CoordinateAxisType String Time
attribute time actual_range double 1.367064E9, 1.7334E9
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=0.0
attribute altitude _CoordinateAxisType String Height
attribute altitude _CoordinateZisPositive String up
attribute altitude actual_range double 0.0, 0.0
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 taux   float time, altitude, latitude, longitude
attribute taux _FillValue float -99999.0
attribute taux colorBarMaximum double 0.5
attribute taux colorBarMinimum double -0.5
attribute taux coordsys String geographic
attribute taux ioos_category String Wind
attribute taux long_name String Zonal Wind Stress
attribute taux missing_value float -99999.0
attribute taux standard_name String surface_downward_eastward_stress
attribute taux units String Pa
variable tauy   float time, altitude, latitude, longitude
attribute tauy _FillValue float -99999.0
attribute tauy colorBarMaximum double 0.5
attribute tauy colorBarMinimum double -0.5
attribute tauy coordsys String geographic
attribute tauy ioos_category String Wind
attribute tauy long_name String Meridional Wind Stress
attribute tauy missing_value float -99999.0
attribute tauy standard_name String surface_downward_northward_stress
attribute tauy units String Pa
variable curl   float time, altitude, latitude, longitude
attribute curl _FillValue float -99999.0
attribute curl colorBarMaximum double 3.0E-6
attribute curl colorBarMinimum double -3.0E-6
attribute curl coordsys String geographic
attribute curl ioos_category String Wind
attribute curl long_name String Curl of Wind Stress
attribute curl missing_value float -99999.0
attribute curl units String Pa m-1
variable modStress   float time, altitude, latitude, longitude
attribute modStress _FillValue float -99999.0
attribute modStress colorBarMaximum double 0.5
attribute modStress colorBarMinimum double 0.0
attribute modStress colorBarPalette String WhiteRedBlack
attribute modStress coordsys String geographic
attribute modStress ioos_category String Wind
attribute modStress long_name String Modulus of Wind Stress
attribute modStress missing_value float -99999.0
attribute modStress units String Pa
variable upwelling   float time, altitude, latitude, longitude
attribute upwelling _FillValue float -99999.0
attribute upwelling colorBarMaximum double 2.0E-5
attribute upwelling colorBarMinimum double -2.0E-5
attribute upwelling coordsys String geographic
attribute upwelling ioos_category String Currents
attribute upwelling long_name String Ekman Upwelling
attribute upwelling missing_value float -99999.0
attribute upwelling units String m s-1

The information in the table above is also available in other file formats (.csv, .htmlTable, .itx, .json, .jsonlCSV1, .jsonlCSV, .jsonlKVP, .mat, .nc, .nccsv, .tsv, .xhtml) via a RESTful web service.


 
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