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Collection Description

The Aeolus Level 2C (L2C) product provides Aeolus-assisted wind vector profiles derived from assimilation of L2B data into the ECMWF NWP model. It contains zonal and meridional wind profiles at Aeolus observation locations, available at ~87 km and finer (~3–87 km) scales, and is distributed as a .DBL file with an accompanying .HDR header.

L2C Rayleigh wind velocity result on observation resolution from seven orbits from 22 August 2022. Graphic obtained from VirES.
L2C Rayleigh wind velocity result on observation resolution from seven orbits from 22 August 2022. Graphic obtained from VirES.

Technical Details

DATA SET SPECIFICATIONS

Spatial coverage:
90 N, 90 S, 180 W, 180 E
Temporal coverage:
2018-09-04 - 2023-04-30
Date of launch:
2018-08-22
Operators:
ESA
Mission status:
completed
Orbit height:
320 km
Orbit type:
Sun-synchronous
Current Processor Version:
ALD_U_N_2C
Resolution:
Very High Resolution - VHR (0 - 5) m
Wavelengths:
UV (0.01 - 0.4) µm

PROCESSING LEVEL

level 2c

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Level 2B/2C Data Definition

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