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Grid DAP Data	Sub- set	Table DAP Data	Make A Graph	W M S	Source Data Files	Title	Sum- mary	FGDC, ISO, Metadata	Back- ground Info	RSS	E mail	Institution	Dataset ID
data			graph	M	files	Wind, All Metop ASCAT, 0.25°, Global, Near Real Time, 2016 (1 Day)		F   I   M	background			NOAA NMFS SWFSC ERD	ascat_2016

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-1.10, COARDS, ACDD-1.3
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	creation_date	String	Tue Jan 24 23:14:42 2023
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
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	defaultGraphQuery	String	&.draw=vectors
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	Easternmost_Easting	double	180.0
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	180.0
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lon_min	double	-179.75
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	10.0
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_vertical_min	double	10.0
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 dalesLibAscatM.py library by erd.data@noaa.gov at NOAA NMFS SWFSC ERD. 2024-06-27T19:05:46Z (local files) 2024-06-27T19:05:46Z https://coastwatch.pfeg.noaa.gov/erddap/griddap/erdQMwind1day.nc?x_wind%5B(2016-12-31T12:00:00Z):1:(2016-12-31T12:00:00Z)%5D%5B(10.0):1:(10.0)%5D%5B(-75.0):1:(75.0)%5D%5B(0.0):1:(360.0)%5D,y_wind%5B(2016-12-31T12:00:00Z):1:(2016-12-31T12:00:00Z)%5D%5B(10.0):1:(10.0)%5D%5B(-75.0):1:(75.0)%5D%5B(0.0):1:(360.0)%5D
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	infoUrl	String	https://coastwatch.pfeg.noaa.gov/infog/QM_ux10_las.html
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	institution	String	NOAA NMFS SWFSC ERD
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	keywords	String	0.25\u00c2\u00b0, 2013-present, advanced, all, altitude, ascat, atmosphere, atmospheric, center, coast, coastwatch, data, day, degrees, earth, Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Winds > Surface Winds, Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Winds > Surface Winds, erd, eumetsat, european, exploitation, fisheries, global, latitude, longitude, marine, meridional, meteorological, meters, metop, national, near, near real time, nmfs, noaa, node, nrt, ocean, oceans, organisation, present, qmux10, quality, real, satellites, scatterometer, science, service, southwest, speed, surface, swfsc, time, wcn, west, wind, wind_speed, winds, x_wind, y_wind, zonal
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	keywords_vocabulary	String	GCMD Science Keywords
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
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 439 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 near real time wind data originating with wind velocity measurements from the Advanced SCATterometer (ASCAT) instruments onboard all European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT)'s MetOp satellites. ASCAT is a microwave scatterometer designed to measure surface winds over the global ocean. Wind velocity is processed to wind divergence by NOAA CoastWatch. (This is a 1 day composite.)
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	testOutOfDate	String	now-3days
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	time_coverage_end	String	2016-12-31T12:00:00Z
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	time_coverage_start	String	2016-01-01T12:00:00Z
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	title	String	Wind, All Metop ASCAT, 0.25°, Global, Near Real Time, 2016 (1 Day)
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	Westernmost_Easting	double	-179.75
dimension	time		double	nValues=366, evenlySpaced=true, averageSpacing=1 day
attribute	time	_CoordinateAxisType	String	Time
attribute	time	actual_range	double	1.4516496E9, 1.4831856E9
attribute	time	axis	String	T
attribute	time	ioos_category	String	Time
attribute	time	long_name	String	Centered Time
attribute	time	origin	String	01-JAN-1970 00:00:00
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		float	nValues=1, onlyValue=10.0
attribute	altitude	_CoordinateAxisType	String	Height
attribute	altitude	_CoordinateZisPositive	String	up
attribute	altitude	actual_range	float	10.0, 10.0
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		float	nValues=601, evenlySpaced=true, averageSpacing=0.25
attribute	latitude	_CoordinateAxisType	String	Lat
attribute	latitude	actual_range	float	-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		float	nValues=1440, evenlySpaced=true, averageSpacing=0.25
attribute	longitude	_CoordinateAxisTyoe	String	Lon
attribute	longitude	_CoordinateAxisType	String	Lon
attribute	longitude	actual_range	float	-179.75, 180.0
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	wind_speed		float	time, altitude, latitude, longitude
attribute	wind_speed	_FillValue	float	NaN
attribute	wind_speed	colorBarMaximum	double	15.0
attribute	wind_speed	colorBarMinimum	double	0.0
attribute	wind_speed	height	String	10 meters above sea-surface
attribute	wind_speed	ioos_category	String	Wind
attribute	wind_speed	least_significant_digit	long	6
attribute	wind_speed	long_name	String	Wind Speed at 10 meters
attribute	wind_speed	standard_name	String	wind_speed
attribute	wind_speed	units	String	m s-1
variable	x_wind		float	time, altitude, latitude, longitude
attribute	x_wind	_FillValue	float	NaN
attribute	x_wind	colorBarMaximum	double	15.0
attribute	x_wind	colorBarMinimum	double	-15.0
attribute	x_wind	coordsys	String	geographic
attribute	x_wind	ioos_category	String	Wind
attribute	x_wind	least_significant_digit	long	6
attribute	x_wind	long_name	String	Zonal Wind
attribute	x_wind	standard_name	String	x_wind
attribute	x_wind	units	String	m s-1
variable	y_wind		float	time, altitude, latitude, longitude
attribute	y_wind	_FillValue	float	NaN
attribute	y_wind	colorBarMaximum	double	15.0
attribute	y_wind	colorBarMinimum	double	-15.0
attribute	y_wind	coordsys	String	geographic
attribute	y_wind	ioos_category	String	Wind
attribute	y_wind	least_significant_digit	long	6
attribute	y_wind	long_name	String	Meridional Wind
attribute	y_wind	standard_name	String	y_wind
attribute	y_wind	units	String	m s-1

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