SMOS NRT L2 Swath Wind Speed

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SMOS NRT L2 Swath Wind Speed

SMOS NRT L2 Swath Wind Speed

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Collection Description

SMOS retrieved surface wind speed gridded maps (with a spatial sampling of 1/4 x 1/4 degrees) are available in NetCDF format.

Each product:

contains parts of ascending and descending orbits,
is generated by Ifremer, starting from the SMOS Level 1B (L1B) data products
is delivered in Near Real Time i.e. within 4 to 6 hours from sensing time.

Note: Before using this dataset, please check the read-me-first note available in the Resources section below.

Technical Details

DATA SET SPECIFICATIONS

Spatial coverage:

90 N, 90 S, 180 W, 180 E

Temporal coverage:

2018-05-01 - present

Date of launch:

2009-11-02

Operators:

ESA

Orbit height:

758 km

Orbit type:

Sun-synchronous

Swath width:

1000 km

Current Processor Version:

302

Wavelengths:

L-Band (19.4 - 76.9) cm

Product types:

MIR_SCNDSW, MIR_SCNFSW

PROCESSING LEVEL

level 2

APPLICABLE TERMS & CONDITIONS

Utilisation of this data is subject to ESA's Earth Observation Terms and Conditions

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Resources

SMOS Wind Products Description Document (PDD)

Product Specifications

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SMOS Wind Products ATBD

Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document (ATBD)

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Read-me-first note for the release of SMOS Wind data products

Release Note

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SMOS Wind Data Service at Ifremer

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