OW ASCAT Ocean Surface Winds

Published by Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce | Metadata Last Checked: December 19, 2025 | Last Modified: 2025-12-03T01:00:28.000+00:00

The Advanced Scatterometer (ASCAT) sensor onboard the EUMETSAT MetOp polar-orbiting satellite provides ocean surface wind observations by means of radar scatterometry. The data is available as 1-day composites with global coverage at 0.25 degrees (approximately 25 km/pix). Total wind speed, as well as zonal and meridional wind speed information is available since 2013-06-26 through the present.

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describedByType	application/octet-steam
identifier	gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:12770
landingPage	https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/12770
language	[]
references	[ "https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nmfs/pifsc/dmp/pdf/12770.pdf" ]
rights	otherRestrictions, unclassified
spatial	180.0,-75.0,-180.0,75.0
temporal	2010-09-20T00:00:00+00:00/2010-09-20T00:00:00+00:00

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