EO:EUM:DAT:METOP:ASCSZF1B
ASCAT Level 1 Sigma0 Full Resolution - Metop - GlobalThe prime objective of the Advanced SCATterometer (ASCAT) is to measure wind speed
and direction over the oceans, and the main operational application is the assimilation
of ocean winds in NWP models. Other operational applications, based on the use of
measurements of the backscattering coefficient, are sea ice edge detection and monitoring,
monitoring sea ice, snow cover, soil moisture and surface parameters. This product
consists of geo-located radar backscatter values along the six ASCAT beams. The different
beam measurements are not collocated into a regular swath grid and the individual
measurements are not spatially averaged. The resolution of each of the 255 backscatter
values per each beam varies slightly along the beam, but it is approximately 10km
(in the along beam direction) x 25 km (across the beam). This product is usually referred
to as 'ASCAT Level 1B Full resolution product'. Note that some of the data are reprocessed.
Please refer to the associated product validation reports or product release notes
for further information.
Metop-A data are available in the Data Centre up to 15/11/2021.
Satellite: Metop
Instrument: ASCAT
Temporal Extent: 2007-05-31 -
now
Orbit Type: Data Policy: GeneralLicense
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