Oceansat-2 50 km Winds
| IDENTIFICATION | ||
| Product type | Archived NRT product |  |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Discontinued | |
| Identifier | OSI-105 | |
| Acronym | OSCAT50 | |
| Acronym for EDC (APNM) | NA | |
| Product navigator reference | EO:EUM:DAT:OCEANSAT:OSCAT50 | |
| CHARACTERISTICS | |
| Processing level | L2 |
|---|---|
| Satellite input | Oceansat-2/OSCAT |
| Other input | ECMWF outputs (wind, SST, land-sea mask) |
| Frequency | Continuous |
| Timeliness | 3 h |
| Spatial coverage | Global |
| Spatial sampling | 50 km |
| Projection | Swath |
| Characteristics & methods | Swath sigma0’s and wind vectors |
| ACCURACY REQUIREMENTS | |
| Thresold accuracy | NA |
|---|---|
| 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. |
| Optimal accuracy | NA |
| Verification/validation method | Triple collocation with NWP and buoys |
| DATA ACCESS | |||
| Diffusion mean(s) and format(s) | WIND FTP Server (BUFR) WIND FTP Server (NetCDF3) EDC (NetCDF3) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Main FTP server | For access contact scat@knmi.nl | Other FTP server, other mean(s) to access main server | |
| EUMETCast | EUMETCast | Discovery mean(s) | |
| EUMETSAT Data Centre | EDC | ||
| Applications and users | * Operational Met Services * Operational analyses and ocean models * Research or Environmental monitoring | OSI SAF Producer | Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute |
| VIEW MORE | DOCUMENTATION | ||
| Product web page | Description | Product User Manual | PUM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algorithm Theoretical Baseline Document | ATBD | ||
| HISTORY, COMMENTS | |
All OSCAT services are discontinued following an irrecoverable instrument failure on 20 February 2014. Oceansat-2 was launched in September 2009 by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and failed shortly before the completion of the intended five year instrument lifespan. The OSCAT scatterometer on Oceansat-2 was ISRO's first active microwave payload. | |
| Last product date | 20/02/2014 |
|---|---|
