ASCAT

Description

Advanced Scatterometer
 

Platforms
Instrument Types
Scatterometer
Organizations
ESA

NOAA NCEI Blended Seawinds (NBS v2)

Product Families
Sea Surface Winds
Summary

The NOAA NCEI Blended Seawinds (NBS) version 2.0 dataset synthesizes observations from multiple satellites (up to seven satellites since June 2002) to create gridded wind speeds (10m, neutral). This is an updated version of the existing NOAA NBS v1.0, which is a global gridded 0.25° and 6-hourly sea surface winds product that has wide applications in marine transportation, marine ecosystem and fisheries, offshore winds, weather and ocean forecasts, and other areas. 

Vector Winds ASCAT Metop-A/B/C

Product Families
Sea Surface Winds
Summary

Ocean Surface Vector Winds (OSVW; magnitude and direction) from the Advanced Scatterometer (ASCAT) on Metop-A, Metop-B, and Metop-C.  Metop-A was decommissioned November 15, 2021.