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Description

Contains wind speeds and directions derived from the Seasat-A Scatterometer (SASS), presented chronologically by swath for the period between 7 July 1978 and 10 October 1978. Robert Atlas et al. (1987) produced this product using an objective ambiguity removal scheme to dealias the wind vector data binned at 100 km cells, which were calculated by Frank Wentz.

Product Summary

Platforms
SEASAT 1
Instruments
SASS
Spatial Extent

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

Spatial Resolution
100000 Meters x 100000 Meters
Geographic Region
GLOBAL
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
CARTESIAN
Temporal Extent
1978-07-07 to 1978-10-10
Data Partner
Physical Oceanography Distributed Active Archive Center, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA (NASA/JPL/PODAAC)
Concept ID
C2617197627-POCLOUD
Data State
COMPLETE
Number of Files/Granules
1
Processing Level
2
Published
Updated
Science Keywords
Surface Winds

Citation

Citation is critically important for dataset documentation and discovery. This dataset is openly shared, without restriction, in accordance with the EOSDIS Data Use and Citation Guidance.

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GSFC. (1996). SEASAT Scatterometer Dealiased Ocean Wind Vectors (Atlas) [Data set]. NASA Physical Oceanography Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/SSAT2-DAX01 Date Accessed: 2025-12-14

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