Wind Stress, Metop-B ASCAT, 0.25°, Global, Near Real Time, 2013-present (3 Day), Lon+/-180

NOAA CoastWatch distributes science quality wind stress data in zonal, meridional, modulus, and wind stress curl sets. 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. (This is a 3 day composite.)

Data and Resources

Field Value
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bbox-east-long 179.75
bbox-north-lat 75.0
bbox-south-lat -75.0
bbox-west-long -180.0
contact-email erd.data@noaa.gov
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dataset-reference-date [{"type": "creation", "value": "2022-09-03"}]
guid erdQBstress3day_LonPM180
licence []
lineage 1-day geographic projection composites, created by erd.data@noaa.gov 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 erd.data@noaa.gov at NOAA NMFS SWFSC ERD.
metadata-date 2022-09-03
metadata-language eng
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old-spatial {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[-180.0, -75.0], [179.75, -75.0], [179.75, 75.0], [-180.0, 75.0], [-180.0, -75.0]]]}
resource-type dataset
responsible-party [{"name": "NOAA NMFS SWFSC ERD", "roles": ["pointOfContact"]}]
spatial {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[-180.0, -75.0], [179.75, -75.0], [179.75, 75.0], [-180.0, 75.0], [-180.0, -75.0]]]}
spatial-data-service-type ERDDAP griddap
spatial_harvester true
temporal-extent-begin 2013-09-01T00:00:00Z
temporal-extent-end 2022-09-01T00:00:00Z
Groups
  • AmeriGEOSS
  • National Provider
  • North America
Tags
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  • AmeriGEOSS
  • CKAN
  • GEO
  • GEOSS
  • National
  • North America
  • United States
  • advanced
  • altitude
  • ascat
  • atmosphere
  • atmospheric
  • atmospheric winds
  • coast
  • coastwatch
  • data
  • degrees
  • downward
  • earth science
  • eastward
  • eumetsat
  • european
  • exploitation
  • global
  • latitude
  • longitude
  • meteorological
  • metop
  • near
  • near real time
  • noaa
  • noaa nmfs swfsc erd
  • node
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  • ocean winds
  • oceans
  • organisation
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  • real
  • satellites
  • scatterometer
  • stress
  • surface
  • surface_downward_eastward_stress
  • surface_downward_northward_stress
  • time
  • wcn
  • west
  • wind
  • wind stress
  • winds
  • zonal
isopen False
metadata_created 2025-09-23T18:59:33.484575
metadata_modified 2025-09-23T18:59:33.484582
notes NOAA CoastWatch distributes science quality wind stress data in zonal, meridional, modulus, and wind stress curl sets. 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. (This is a 3 day composite.)
num_resources 10
num_tags 53
title Wind Stress, Metop-B ASCAT, 0.25°, Global, Near Real Time, 2013-present (3 Day), Lon+/-180