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ERS-1/2 SCATTEROMETER Nominal Resolution back-scattering measurements, Ocean Wind field [UWI]

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Description

The ERS data reprocessed with the ASPS facility is also available in the UWI format to maintain the compatibility with the FD (Fast Delivery) products.

The ASPS UWI product is organised in frames of 500 x 500 km providing the radar backscattering sigma nought for the three beams of the instrument plus the wind speed and direction.

The wind retrieval is performed with the CMOD5N geophysical model function derived by ECMWF to compute the neutral winds rather than 10m winds.

ASPS UWI products are provided with a spatial resolution of 50 x 50 km and a grid spacing of 25 km. One product covers one orbit from ascending node crossing.

Please consult the Product Quality Readme file before using the ERS ASPS data.

Details

DATA SET SPECIFICATIONS

Digital Object Identifier (DOI):
  • European Space Agency, 2019, ERS-1/2 SCATTEROMETER Nominal Resolution back-scattering measurements, Ocean Wind field [UWI], Version ASPS v10.04.https://doi.org/10.57780/ers-af99f2b
Spatial coverage:
82 N, -82 S, -180 W, 180 E
Temporal coverage:
1991-08-01 - 2011-07-04
Date of launch:
1995-04-21, 1991-07-17
Operators:
ESA
Mission status:
Completed
Orbit height:
782 to 785 km
Orbit type:
Sun-synchronous
Swath width:
5 km
Current Processor Version:
ASPS 10.04
Resolution:
Very Low Resolution - VLR (> 1200 m)

PROCESSING LEVEL

Level 2

APPLICABLE TERMS & CONDITIONS

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DATA CITATION

European Space Agency, 2019, ERS-1/2 SCATTEROMETER Nominal Resolution back-scattering measurements, Ocean Wind field [UWI], Version ASPS v10.04.

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