Dataset Information

LongName: char 1 SeaWinds Level 3 Ocean Wind Vectors in a 0.25 Degree Global Grid
ShortName: char 1 SWSL3
producer_agency: char 1 NASA
producer_institution: char 1 JPL
PlatformType: char 1 spacecraft
InstrumentShortName: char 1 SeaWinds
PlatformLongName: char 1 Advanced Earth Observing Satellite II
PlatformShortName: char 1 ADEOS-II
project_id: char 1 SeaWinds
data_format_type: char 1 NCSA HDF
QAPercentOutOfBoundsData: int 1 0
QAPercentMissingData: int 1 0
build_id: char 1 3.3.0/2003-10-09
HDF_version_id: char 1 4.1r5
ProductionDateTime: char 1 2005-353T19:23:26.000
sis_id: char 1 686-644-23-RevA/2003-10-01
EquatorCrossingLongitude: float 15 327.3961 302.1459 276.8975 251.6493 226.3998 201.15 175.9 150.6502 125.4009 100.1509 74.90098 49.65165 24.4027 359.1541 333.905
EquatorCrossingDate: char 15 2003-100 2003-100 2003-100 2003-100 2003-100 2003-100 2003-100 2003-100 2003-100 2003-100 2003-100 2003-100 2003-100 2003-100 2003-101
EquatorCrossingTime: char 15 00:33:33.070 02:14:36.269 03:55:39.523 05:36:42.871 07:17:46.180 08:58:49.424 10:39:52.639 12:20:55.828 14:01:59.040 15:43:02.323 17:24:05.670 19:05:09.005 20:46:12.282 22:27:15.582 00:08:18.876
OrbitParametersPointer: char 3 SW_SEPHD20030990000.20031011311 SW_SEPHD20031000000.20031040755 SW_SEPHD20031010000.20031040755
StartOrbitNumber: int 1 1666
StopOrbitNumber: int 1 1681
l3_actual_grid_cells: int 1 466730
l3_actual_grid_cells_asc: int 1 352913
l3_actual_grid_cells_dsc: int 1 355341
num_l3_rows: int 1 720
num_l3_columns: int 1 1440
RangeBeginningDate: char 1 2003-100
RangeBeginningTime: char 1 00:08:14.958
RangeEndingDate: char 1 2003-101
RangeEndingTime: char 1 01:24:04.054
OperationMode: char 1 Wind Observation
wind_vector_source: char 1 Direction Interval Retrieval
wind_vector_cell_resolution: char 1 25.0km
observation_date: char 1 2003-100
ParameterName: char 1 rep_wind_speed
percent_rev_data_usage: float 15 7.124563 5.494215 5.581472 7.249942 6.583937 7.696815 8.425084 8.031723 5.695838 6.475078 6.935224 7.545739 6.841754 8.662288 1.656327
l3_algorithm_descriptor: char 2 Uses wind vector cell nearest to center of grid cell. No averaging of data is performed. Later revs overwrite previous revs.
InputPointer: char 15 SW_S2B01667.20053480044 SW_S2B01668.20053480045 SW_S2B01669.20053480046 SW_S2B01670.20053480047 SW_S2B01671.20053480048 SW_S2B01672.20053480049 SW_S2B01673.20053480050 SW_S2B01674.20053480051 SW_S2B01675.20053480052 SW_S2B01676.20053480053 SW_S2B01677.20053480054 SW_S2B01678.20053480055 SW_S2B01679.20053480056 SW_S2B01680.20053480057 SW_S2B01681.20053480058
ancillary_data_descriptors: char 5 SW_PC3_0002 SW_MC3_0001 GLOB0003 SW_CN3_0001 LEAP0001
QAGranulePointer: char 1 None
GranulePointer: char 1 SW_S3_2003100.20053531923


Variables in this Dataset

rep_wind_speed: Array of 16 bit Unsigned integers [Grid_Cell_Row = 0..719][Grid_Cell_Column = 0..1439][Pass = 0..1]
long_name: rep_wind_speed
units: m/sec
valid_range: 0, 5000
SDS_type: Single
scale_factor: 0.010000000000000000
scale_factor_err: 0.0000000000000000
add_offset: 0.0000000000000000
add_offset_err: 0.0000000000000000
calibrated_nt: 1
rep_wind_velocity_u: Array of 16 bit Integers [Grid_Cell_Row = 0..719][Grid_Cell_Column = 0..1439][Pass = 0..1]
long_name: rep_wind_velocity_u
units: m/sec
valid_range: -5000, 5000
SDS_type: Single
scale_factor: 0.010000000000000000
scale_factor_err: 0.0000000000000000
add_offset: 0.0000000000000000
add_offset_err: 0.0000000000000000
calibrated_nt: 1
rep_wind_velocity_v: Array of 16 bit Integers [Grid_Cell_Row = 0..719][Grid_Cell_Column = 0..1439][Pass = 0..1]
long_name: rep_wind_velocity_v
units: m/sec
valid_range: -5000, 5000
SDS_type: Single
scale_factor: 0.010000000000000000
scale_factor_err: 0.0000000000000000
add_offset: 0.0000000000000000
add_offset_err: 0.0000000000000000
calibrated_nt: 1
rep_atten_corr: Array of 16 bit Integers [Grid_Cell_Row = 0..719][Grid_Cell_Column = 0..1439][Pass = 0..1]
long_name: rep_atten_corr
units: dB
valid_range: 0, 32767
SDS_type: Single
scale_factor: 0.0010000000000000000
scale_factor_err: 0.0000000000000000
add_offset: 0.0000000000000000
add_offset_err: 0.0000000000000000
calibrated_nt: 1
rep_time_of_day: Array of 16 bit Unsigned integers [Grid_Cell_Row = 0..719][Grid_Cell_Column = 0..1439][Pass = 0..1]
long_name: rep_time_of_day
units: n/a
valid_range: 0, 10000
SDS_type: Single
scale_factor: 0.00010000000000000000
scale_factor_err: 0.0000000000000000
add_offset: 0.0000000000000000
add_offset_err: 0.0000000000000000
calibrated_nt: 1
rep_rain_probability: Array of 16 bit Unsigned integers [Grid_Cell_Row = 0..719][Grid_Cell_Column = 0..1439][Pass = 0..1]
long_name: rep_rain_probability
units: n/a
valid_range: 0, 1000
SDS_type: Single
scale_factor: 0.0010000000000000000
scale_factor_err: 0.0000000000000000
add_offset: 0.0000000000000000
add_offset_err: 0.0000000000000000
calibrated_nt: 1
rep_srad_rain_rate: Array of 16 bit Integers [Grid_Cell_Row = 0..719][Grid_Cell_Column = 0..1439][Pass = 0..1]
long_name: rep_srad_rain_rate
units: km*mm/hr
valid_range: 0, 5000
SDS_type: Single
scale_factor: 0.010000000000000000
scale_factor_err: 0.0000000000000000
add_offset: 0.0000000000000000
add_offset_err: 0.0000000000000000
calibrated_nt: 1
rep_amsr_rain_indicator: Array of 16 bit Integers [Grid_Cell_Row = 0..719][Grid_Cell_Column = 0..1439][Pass = 0..1]
long_name: rep_amsr_rain_indicator
units: n/a
valid_range: -2000, 10000
SDS_type: Single
scale_factor: 0.010000000000000000
scale_factor_err: 0.0000000000000000
add_offset: 0.0000000000000000
add_offset_err: 0.0000000000000000
calibrated_nt: 1
rain_flag: Array of Bytes [Grid_Cell_Row = 0..719][Grid_Cell_Column = 0..1439][Pass = 0..1]
long_name: rain_flag
units: n/a
valid_range: 0, 3
SDS_type: Single
scale_factor: 1.0000000000000000
scale_factor_err: 0.0000000000000000
add_offset: 0.0000000000000000
add_offset_err: 0.0000000000000000
calibrated_nt: 2
null_data_indicator: Array of Bytes [Grid_Cell_Row = 0..719][Grid_Cell_Column = 0..1439][Pass = 0..1]
long_name: null_data_indicator
units: n/a
valid_range: 0, 1
SDS_type: Single
scale_factor: 1.0000000000000000
scale_factor_err: 0.0000000000000000
add_offset: 0.0000000000000000
add_offset_err: 0.0000000000000000
calibrated_nt: 2
grid_cell_quality_flag: Array of 16 bit Unsigned integers [Grid_Cell_Row = 0..719][Grid_Cell_Column = 0..1439][Pass = 0..1]
long_name: grid_cell_quality_flag
units: n/a
valid_range: 0, 16127
SDS_type: Single
scale_factor: 1.0000000000000000
scale_factor_err: 0.0000000000000000
add_offset: 0.0000000000000000
add_offset_err: 0.0000000000000000
calibrated_nt: 2