GCOM-W

Description

Global Change Observation Mission for Water
Platform Type
Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEO)
Instruments
AMSR2
Organizations
JAXA
Orbital Altitude
700 km
Equatorial Crossing Times
13:30 asc

NOAA NCEI Blended Seawinds (NBS v2)

Product Families
Sea Surface Winds
Global map projection of sea surface wind speeds
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. 

AMSR2 - Sea Ice Concentration

Product Families
Polar Sea Ice
Polar Stereographic map projection of Sea Ice concentration of the Arctic ocean and Antarctica
Summary

NOAA CoastWatch / OceanWatch / PolarWatch Sea Ice Concentration, Level 3, daily and daily 4-day rolling merge, polar stereographic mapped composites -  AMSR-2
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