EO:EUM:DAT:METOP:ASCSZR1B
ASCAT Level 1 Sigma0 resampled at 12.5 km Swath Grid - 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. The product
is available from the archive in 2 different spatial resolutions; 25 km and 12.5 km.
Note that some of the data are reprocessed. Please refer to the associated product
validation reports or product release notes for further information. Near real-time
distribution discontinued on 29/09/2015 but the product contents are now available
in the corresponding Level 2 product 'ASCAT Soil Moisture at 12.5 km Swath Grid'.
Metop-A data are available in the Data Centre up to 15/11/2021.
Satellite: Metop
Instrument: ASCAT
Temporal Extent: 2007-03-01 -
now
Orbit Type: Data Policy: GeneralLicense
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