Wind Diffusivity Current, Metop-B ASCAT, 0.25°, Global, Near Real Time, 2013-present (3 Day)

NOAA CoastWatch distributes science quality Ekman current (in zonal, meridional, and modulus sets) and Ekman upwelling data. This data begins with wind velocity measurements from the ASCAT instrument onboard EUMETSAT's Metop-B satellite. ASCAT is a microwave scatterometer designed to measure surface winds over the global ocean. NOAA CoastWatch processes wind velocity to wind stress and wind stress curl, and finally to Ekman current and Ekman upwelling. (This is a 3 day composite.)
cdm_data_type=Grid
contact=[e-mail]
Conventions=CF-1.6, COARDS, ACDD-1.3
creation_date=Wed Dec 4 23:05:51 2024
defaultGraphQuery=&.draw=vectors
Easternmost_Easting=360.0
geospatial_lat_max=75.0
geospatial_lat_min=-75.0
geospatial_lat_resolution=0.25
geospatial_lat_units=degrees_north
geospatial_lon_max=360.0
geospatial_lon_min=0.0
geospatial_lon_resolution=0.25
geospatial_lon_units=degrees_east
geospatial_vertical_max=0.0
geospatial_vertical_min=0.0
geospatial_vertical_positive=up
geospatial_vertical_units=m
history=1-day geographic projection composites, created by [e-mail] from L2 swath data obtained from NOAA|NESDIS, are used to create multi-day composites via the composite script in the dalesLibAscatB.py library by [e-mail] at NOAA NMFS SWFSC ERD.
infoUrl=https://coastwatch.pfeg.noaa.gov/infog/QB_uekm_las.html
institution=NOAA NMFS SWFSC ERD
naming_authority=gov.noaa.pfeg.coastwatch
Northernmost_Northing=75.0
project=CoastWatch (https://coastwatch.noaa.gov/)
references=NOAA/NESDIS https://manati.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/products/ASCAT.php .
source_data=3-day composite mean of files: QB2024339_2024339_uekm.grd.gz, QB2024338_2024338_uekm.grd.gz, QB2024337_2024337_uekm.grd.gz
sourceUrl=(local files)
Southernmost_Northing=-75.0
spatial_resolution=0.25 degree
standard_name_vocabulary=CF Standard Name Table v70
testOutOfDate=now-5days
time_coverage_end=2024-12-04T00:00:00Z
time_coverage_start=2013-09-01T00:00:00Z
Westernmost_Easting=0.0