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Scatterometer Climatology of Ocean Winds (SCOW), by Risien et al.
Entry ID: NCAR_DS232.2

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Summary
Abstract: This dataset consists of twelve variables for global seasonal cycles of the wind and wind stress fields estimated from the 10-year record (September 1999 - October 2009) of wind measurements by the NASA QuikSCAT scatterometer. Seasonal cycles for these variables were estimated using harmonic analysis where each multi-year time series of ... View entire text
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Description: Scatterometer Climatology of Ocean Winds (SCOW)
Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: 69.88   S: -69.88   E: 180.0   W: -180.0

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: UCAR/NCAR/CISL/DSS > Data Support Section, Computational and Information Systems Laboratory, National Center for Atmospheric Research, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Dataset Title: Scatterometer Climatology of Ocean Winds (SCOW), by Risien et al.
Dataset Publisher: UCAR/NCAR/CISL/DSS > Data Support Section, Computational and Information Systems Laboratory, National Center for Atmospheric Research, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Online Resource: http://rda.ucar.edu/datasets/ds232.2/
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1999-09-01
Stop Date: 2009-10-31
Data Resolution
Latitude Resolution: 0.25 degrees
Longitude Resolution: 0.25 degrees
Horizontal Resolution Range: 10 km - < 50 km or approximately .09 degree - < .5 degree
Science Keywords
ISO Topic Category
Platform
QUIKSCAT > QUIKSCAT Ancillary Description
Project
Data Set Progress
COMPLETE
Data Center
Research Data Archive, Computational and Information Systems Laboratory, National Center for Atmospheric Research, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://rda.ucar.edu/
Dataset ID: 232.2

Data Center Personnel
Name: RDA HELP DESK
Phone: (303)-497-1231
Fax: (303)-497-1291
Email: dssweb at ucar.edu
Contact Address:
National Center for Atmospheric Research
CISL/DSS
P.O. Box 3000
City: Boulder
Province or State: CO
Postal Code: 80307
Country: U.S.A.
Distribution
Distribution Size: 258.360 Mbytes

Distribution Format: netCDF > NETwork Common Data Format
Personnel
ZAIHUA JI
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Phone: (303)-497-1819
Fax: (303)-497-1291
Email: zji at ucar.edu
Contact Address:
National Center for Atmospheric Research
CISL/DSS
P.O. Box 3000
City: Boulder
Province or State: CO
Postal Code: 80307
Country: U.S.A.
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Publications/References
Risien, C.M., and D.B. Chelton, 2008: A Global Climatology of Surface Wind and Wind Stress Fields from Eight Years of QuikSCAT Scatterometer Data. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 38(11), 2379-2413 (DOI: 10.1175/2008JPO3881.1), URL: http://ams.allenpress.com/perlserv/?request=get-document&doi=10.117....
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Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2011-01-28
Last DIF Revision Date: 2013-05-23

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