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Aeolus Level 2C assisted wind fields resulting from NWP (Numerical Weather Prediction) assimilation processing

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Description

The Level 2C wind product of the Aeolus mission provides ECMWF analysis horizontal wind vectors at the geolocations of assimilated L2B HLOS wind components.

The L2C can therefore be described as an Aeolus-assisted horizontal wind vector product. The L2C is a distinct product, however the L2C and L2B share a common Earth Explorer file template, with the L2C being a superset of the L2B.

The L2C consists of extra datasets appended to the L2B product with information which are relevant to the data assimilation of the L2B winds.

Details

DATA SET SPECIFICATIONS

Spatial coverage:
90 N, -90 S, -180 W, 180 E
Temporal coverage:
2020-07-09 - present
Date of launch:
2018-08-22
Operators:
ESA
Mission status:
onGoing
Orbit height:
320 km
Orbit type:
Sun-synchronous
Resolution:
Horizontal resolution at observation scale for Rayleigh/Mie: 87/10 km 250-2000 m vertical resolution
Wavelengths:
UV (0.01 - 0.4 µm)
Product types:
ALD_U_N_2C

PROCESSING LEVEL

level 2c

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RESOURCES

Level 2B processor algorithm description

Aeolus L2B Algorithm Theoretical Baseline Document

Level 2B processor algorithm description

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Level 2B/2C data definition

Aeolus L2B/2C Processor Input/Output Data Definitions Interface Control Document

Level 2B/2C data definition

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Aeolus Sensor and Product Description

Aeolus Sensor and Product Description

Aeolus Sensor and Product Description

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