OSCAT Winds at 50 km Swath Grid - OceanSat

Abstract:
The OSI SAF wind product contains surface winds over the oceans. Additionally, the backscatter values involved in the retrieval of the winds are also included, as well as several quality flags to facilitate the use of the data.

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Metadata Information

General

General information section
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languageeng
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  • theme.par.Ocean
  • theme.par.Ocean_Surface_Wind
  • theme.par.Radar_Backscatter_NRCS
  • dis.SAF Archive
  • dis.EUMETSAT Data Centre
  • sat.OceanSat
contactsee section contact (role: pointOfContact)
dateStamp 2020-11-16
metadataStandardNameWMO Core Metadata Profile of ISO 19115 (WMO Core), 2003/Cor.1:2006 (ISO 19115), 2007 (ISO/TS 19139)
metadataStandardVersion1.3
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identificationInfo

Identification information section
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citation
  • title:
    • OSCAT Winds at 50 km Swath Grid - OceanSat
  • dates:
    • creation: 2012-11-13
  • fileIdentifier:
    • EO:EUM:DAT:OCEANSAT:OSCAT50
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  • citedResponsibleParty:
    • see section contact (role: distributor)
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abstract see above
statusDiscontinued
purpose
pointOfContactsee section contact (role: originator)
graphicOverviewhttps://navigator.eumetsat.int/preview/osi_oscat50.jpg
resourceMaintenance
  • maintenanceAndUpdateFrequency:
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descriptiveKeywords:
  • theme:
    • Ocean
    • Ocean Surface Wind
    • Radar Backscatter NRCS
  • theme:
    • satelliteObservation
    • marineMeteorology
  • dataCentre:
    • OriginatingCentre
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    • useConstraints: copyright
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topicCategoryclimatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere
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Contact

Role: pointOfContact

Contact information section
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individualNameEUMETSAT SAF on Ocean and Sea Ice
organisationNameOSI SAF
contactInfo

Role: distributor

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individualName European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites
organisationName EUMETSAT
positionName
contactInfo

Role: originator

Originator information section
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organisationNameOSI SAF
contactInfo

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dataQualityInfo

Data Quality information section
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