DYCOMS-II: QuikSCAT Wind Vector Data
Summary
The QuikSCAT Wind Vector Data is one of several satellite data sets collected by the National Center For Atmospheric Research/Earth Observing Laboratory (NCAR/EOL) as part of the Dynamics and Chemistry of Marine Stratocumulus Phase II: Entrainment Studies (DYCOMS-II) project. QuikSCAT is a microwave scatterometer launched in June 1999. The QSCAT data are stored in orbit files and include wind speed and direction at a height of 10 meters retrieved from measurements of the QSCAT backscattered power. The data cover the period from 7-28 July 2001 and are in binary format. The data and readme information were acquired from Remote Sensing Systems (www.ssmi.com) and are from Version 3.0 of their processing algorithms.
Data access
- ORDER data to made available for download
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Temporal coverage
| Begin datetime | 2001-07-07 00:00:00 |
| End datetime | 2001-07-28 23:59:59 |
Spatial coverage
Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.
Maximum (North) Latitude:
37.00,
Minimum (South) Latitude:
27.00
Minimum (West) Longitude:
-126.00,
Maximum (East) Longitude:
-114.00
Primary point of contact information
Deborah Smith <smith@remss.com>
Additional contact information
Citation
Remote Sensing Systems (United States). 2008. DYCOMS-II: QuikSCAT Wind Vector Data. Version 1.0. null. https://doi.org/10.26023/901F-CY2X-P20S. Accessed 18 Nov 2025.
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