Metop-A ASCAT L2 12.5 km winds data record
| CHARACTERISTICS |
| Processing level | L2 |
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| Satellite input | EUMETSAT Secretariat reprocessed Metop-A ASCAT L1b |
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| Other input | ECMWF outputs (wind, SST, land-sea mask) |
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| Frequency | Continuous |
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| Timeliness | NA |
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| Spatial coverage | Global |
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| Spatial sampling | 12.5 km |
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| Projection | Swath |
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| Characteristics & methods | Swath sigma0’s, wind vectors and ice probabilities, gridded wind vectors |
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| ACCURACY REQUIREMENTS |
| Thresold accuracy | NA |
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| Target accuracy | Better than 2 m/s in wind component Stdev with a bias of less than 0.5 m/s in wind speed on a monthly basis |
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| Optimal accuracy | NA |
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| Verification/validation method | Triple collocation with NWP and buoys |
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| DATA ACCESS |
| OSI SAF Producer | Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute |
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| Diffusion mean(s) and format(s) | KNMI FTP Server (BUFR)
KNMI FTP Server (NetCDF3)
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| Applications and users | * Reanalyses
* Ocean models, air-sea interaction
* Climate research, environmental monitoring |
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| HISTORY, COMMENTS |
| Expected date for operational/released | 15/04/2016 |
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| First product date | 01/01/2007 |
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| Last product date | 31/12/2014 |
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