COAPS - SeaWinds on QuikSCAT Swath Data

SeaWinds on QuikSCAT Swath Data Sets

Several forms of QuikSCAT swath data will be available on-line. Links to descriptions of the data should be available. Some of the data sets are subsets of the raw data, which we expect many people will find less cumbersome.

Information on Anticipated Data Sets

Basic essentials are the times, regions of coverage, and the expected delivery date or delay in delivery. Below are links to descriptions of the anticipated data sets. A link to the data set will be added when the data are available.

Type of Data Field		Data Sets	Grid Spacing	Temporal Coverage per File	Documentation		Accessiblity
Winds	Global	Project Level 1B	25 km	1 orbit	Content	Format	Tape
		Project Level 2A	25 km	1 orbit	Content	Format	Tape
		Project Level 2B	25 km	1 orbit	Content	Format	Tape FTP
		RSS Swath data	25 km	1 orbit	Content	Format	FTP
		COAPS QSCAT Compact L2B (Ku2001) Winds	25 km	1 day	Content	Format	Web Interface
Stresses	Global	COAPS/FSU QSCAT Stresses	25 km	1 day	Content	Format	Web Interface

Please send updates and comments to QSCAT-sfc-truth@coaps.fsu.edu.

Detailed Information on Swath Data Sets

Documentation on data structures (e.g., layout of data, units, scaling factors) and meta-data will be developed by the providers of the data sets. If available, links to this information can be found in the more detailed descriptions..

Ease of Access

Links to read code (if available) are also included in the more detailed descriptions. Alternatively, we anticipate access to these data sets through DODS