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Winds
NSCAT
QSCAT
| Main Parameter | General Region | Additional Information | Specific Region | Time Period | Coverage | Product and/or Background | Non-NSCAT Input |
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| NSCAT Sampling | General | Observation Pattern | Various Satellites | General | General | Background | None |
| Sampling Interval | Various Satellites | General | General | Background | None | ||
| Pacific Ocean | Observation Pattern | Equatorial Pacific | Not Specified | 12, 24, 48 hours | Background | None | |
| Indian Ocean | Observation Pattern | Indian Ocean | October 26, 1996 | 1 Day | Bin Average | None | |
| Wind Patterns | Antarctic (Southern) Ocean | Ice Sheet Wind Speed Vorticity (Background) Divergence (Sign) | Southern Ocean | January 21, 1997 | 1 day | COAPS/NSCAT Level IV Winds | Orographic Contours |
| Atlantic Ocean | Wind Speed Vorticity (Background) Divergence (Sign) | North Sea | September 27, 1996 | 1 day | COAPS/NSCAT Level IV Winds | Orograpnic Contours | |
| Indian Ocean | Wind Speed Vorticity (Background) Divergence (Sign) | Northern Indian Ocean | November 3-5, 1997 | 1 day | COAPS/NSCAT Level IV Winds | Orographic Contours | |
| Pacific Ocean | Wind Speed Vorticity (Background) Divergence (Sign) | North Eastern Pacific | September 29, 1996 | 1 day | COAPS/NSCAT Level IV Winds | Orographic Contours | |
| Wind Speed | Central American Jets | December 17-24, 1996, November 9-17, 1996, March 4-13, 1997 | 1 day | Background | None | ||
| Wind Speed, Divervence, Vorticity | Central American Jets | Not Specified | Tehuantepec, Panama, Papagayo | Background | None | ||
| Wind Speed Vorticity (Background) Divergence (Sign) | South Pacific | May 28, 1997 | 1 day | COAPS/NSCAT Level IV Winds | Orographic Contours | ||
| Wind Speed | South Georgia Island | May 28, 1997 | 1 day | Background | None | ||
| Wind Speeds | Global | Wind Component Variance | Global | Unknown | Unknown | Background | None |
| Main Parameter | General Region | Additional Information | Specific Region | Time Period | Coverage | Product and/or Background | Non-NSCAT Input |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SeaWinds Sampling | General | Observation Pattern | Various Satellites | General | General | Background | None |
| Sampling Interval | Various Satellites | General | General | Background | None | ||
| Wind Patterns | Global | Near Real-Time Wind Barbs MUDH rainflag | Zoom to Any | 22 hours From Last Update | 1 day | NOAA NESDIS Near Real-Time Winds | None |
| Near Real-Time Wind Barbs MUDH Rainflag | Zoom to Any | Previous Day and Archive | 1 day | NOAA NESDIS Near Real-Time Winds | None | ||
| Wind Speeds | Global | Wind Speed Vector Wind Components | Global Contours | Entire QuikSCAT period | 12 hours | COAPS/Seaflux | ECMWF? |