ERDDAP > info > OceanWacth_qscat_wind_monthly

Grid DAP Data	Sub- set	Table DAP Data	Make A Graph	W M S	Source Data Files	Title	Sum- mary	FGDC, ISO, Metadata	Back- ground Info	RSS	E mail	Institution	Dataset ID
data			graph	M		Ocean Surface Winds, QuikSCAT - Monthly, 1999-2009		F   I   M	background			NOAA/NESDIS/Ocean...	OceanWacth_qscat_wind_monthly

The Dataset's Variables and Attributes

Row Type	Variable Name	Attribute Name	Data Type	Value
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	acknowledgements	String	IFREMER (France)
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	cdm_data_type	String	Grid
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	comment	String	Satellite-Derived Ocean Surface Wind Data
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	composite	String	true
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	contributor_name	String	NOAA OceanWatch - Central Pacific
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	contributor_url	String	https://oceanwatch.pifsc.noaa.gov
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	Conventions	String	CF-1.6, CW HDF, COARDS, ACDD-1.3
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	creator_email	String	NESDIS.Data.Access at noaa.gov
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	creator_name	String	NOAA/NESDIS/OceanWatch - Central Pacific
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	creator_url	String	https://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	date_created	String	2012-09-11
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	date_issued	String	2012-09-11
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	Easternmost_Easting	double	359.5
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lat_max	double	70.0
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lat_min	double	-70.0
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lat_resolution	double	0.5
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lat_units	String	degrees_north
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lon_max	double	359.5
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lon_min	double	0.0
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lon_resolution	double	0.5
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lon_units	String	degrees_east
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	grid_type	String	REGULAR
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	history	String	File generated at NOAA OceanWatch - Central Pacific
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	id	String	QS2009244_2009273_curl
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	infoUrl	String	https://oceanwatch.pifsc.noaa.gov/thredds/dodsC/qscat/monthly.html
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	institution	String	NOAA/NESDIS/OceanWatch - Central Pacific
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	keywords	String	atmosphere, atmospheric, central, curl, data, divergence, divw, downward, Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Winds, Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Winds > Surface Winds, Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Winds > Wind Stress, eastward, eastward_wind, environmental, information, mag, meridional, month, monthly, national, nesdis, noaa, northward, northward_wind, ocean, oceanwatch, pacific, quikscat, satellite, service, speed, stress, surface, surface_downward_eastward_stress, surface_downward_northward_stress, taumag, taux, tauy, time, wind, wind_speed, winds, zonal
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	keywords_vocabulary	String	GCMD Science Keywords
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	license	String	The data may be used and redistributed for free but is not intended for legal use, since it may contain inaccuracies. Neither OceanWatch, NOAA, nor the US Government, nor any of their employees or contractors, make any warranty, express or implied, including warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, or assumes any legal liability for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness, of this information.
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	naming_authority	String	gov.noaa.pifsc.oceanwatch
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	Northernmost_Northing	double	70.0
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	origin	String	NOAA OceanWatch - Central Pacific
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	processing_level	String	3
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	product	String	Ocean Surface Winds
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	project	String	NOAA CoastWatch/OceanWatch - Central Pacific
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	projection	String	Geographic
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	projection_type	String	mapped
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	references	String	Refer to IFREMER for full listing http://www.ifremer.fr
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	satellite	String	QuikSCAT
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	sensor	String	Sea Winds Scatterometer
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	source_data	String	IFREMER (France)
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	sourceUrl	String	https://oceanwatch.pifsc.noaa.gov/thredds/dodsC/qscat/monthly
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	Southernmost_Northing	double	-70.0
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	standard_name_vocabulary	String	CF Standard Name Table v29
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	summary	String	QuikSCAT Winds - Monthly. Satellite-Derived Ocean Surface Wind Data. 1999 - 2009. spatial resolution = 0.5&deg
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	temporal_extent	double	86400.0, 86400.0, 86400.0, 86400.0, 86400.0, 86400.0, 86400.0, 86400.0, 86400.0, 86400.0, 86400.0, 86400.0, 86400.0, 86400.0, 86400.0, 86400.0, 86400.0, 86400.0, 86400.0, 86400.0, 86400.0, 86400.0, 86400.0, 86400.0, 86400.0, 86400.0, 86400.0, 86400.0, 86400.0, 86398.0
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	time_coverage_end	String	2009-10-01T00:00:00Z
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	time_coverage_start	String	1999-08-01T00:00:00Z
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	title	String	Ocean Surface Winds, QuikSCAT - Monthly, 1999-2009
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	Westernmost_Easting	double	0.0
dimension	time		double	nValues=123, evenlySpaced=false, averageSpacing=30 days 10h 37m 23s
attribute	time	_CoordinateAxisType	String	Time
attribute	time	actual_range	double	9.334656E8, 1.2543552E9
attribute	time	avg_period	String	0000-00-07 00:00:00
attribute	time	axis	String	T
attribute	time	delta_t	String	0000-00-06 00:00:00
attribute	time	ioos_category	String	Time
attribute	time	long_name	String	Time
attribute	time	standard_name	String	time
attribute	time	time_origin	String	01-JAN-1970 00:00:00
attribute	time	units	String	seconds since 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z
dimension	latitude		double	nValues=281, evenlySpaced=true, averageSpacing=0.5
attribute	latitude	_CoordinateAxisType	String	Lat
attribute	latitude	actual_range	double	-70.0, 70.0
attribute	latitude	axis	String	Y
attribute	latitude	coordsys	String	geographic
attribute	latitude	ioos_category	String	Location
attribute	latitude	long_name	String	Latitude
attribute	latitude	point_spacing	String	even
attribute	latitude	standard_name	String	latitude
attribute	latitude	units	String	degrees_north
dimension	longitude		double	nValues=720, evenlySpaced=true, averageSpacing=0.5
attribute	longitude	_CoordinateAxisType	String	Lon
attribute	longitude	actual_range	double	0.0, 359.5
attribute	longitude	axis	String	X
attribute	longitude	coordsys	String	geographic
attribute	longitude	ioos_category	String	Location
attribute	longitude	long_name	String	Longitude
attribute	longitude	point_spacing	String	even
attribute	longitude	standard_name	String	longitude
attribute	longitude	units	String	degrees_east
variable	curl		float	time, latitude, longitude
attribute	curl	_FillValue	float	-3.4E38
attribute	curl	ioos_category	String	Wind
attribute	curl	long_name	String	Wind Stress Curl
attribute	curl	missing_value	float	-3.4E38
attribute	curl	short_units	String	Pa/m
attribute	curl	units	String	Pascals per meter
variable	divw		float	time, latitude, longitude
attribute	divw	_FillValue	float	-3.4E38
attribute	divw	colorBarMaximum	double	15.0
attribute	divw	colorBarMinimum	double	0.0
attribute	divw	ioos_category	String	Wind
attribute	divw	long_name	String	Wind Speed Divergence
attribute	divw	missing_value	float	-3.4E38
attribute	divw	short_units	String	S -1
attribute	divw	standard_name	String	wind_speed
attribute	divw	units	String	Seconds^-1
variable	mag		float	time, latitude, longitude
attribute	mag	_FillValue	float	-3.4E38
attribute	mag	colorBarMaximum	double	15.0
attribute	mag	colorBarMinimum	double	0.0
attribute	mag	ioos_category	String	Wind
attribute	mag	long_name	String	Wind Speed
attribute	mag	missing_value	float	-3.4E38
attribute	mag	short_units	String	m/s
attribute	mag	standard_name	String	wind_speed
attribute	mag	units	String	Meters per second
variable	taumag		float	time, latitude, longitude
attribute	taumag	_FillValue	float	-3.4E38
attribute	taumag	ioos_category	String	Wind
attribute	taumag	long_name	String	Wind Stress
attribute	taumag	missing_value	float	-3.4E38
attribute	taumag	short_units	String	Pa
attribute	taumag	units	String	Pascals
variable	taux		float	time, latitude, longitude
attribute	taux	_FillValue	float	-3.4E38
attribute	taux	colorBarMaximum	double	0.5
attribute	taux	colorBarMinimum	double	-0.5
attribute	taux	ioos_category	String	Wind
attribute	taux	long_name	String	Zonal Wind Stress
attribute	taux	missing_value	float	-3.4E38
attribute	taux	short_units	String	Pa
attribute	taux	standard_name	String	surface_downward_eastward_stress
attribute	taux	units	String	Pascals
variable	tauy		float	time, latitude, longitude
attribute	tauy	_FillValue	float	-3.4E38
attribute	tauy	colorBarMaximum	double	0.5
attribute	tauy	colorBarMinimum	double	-0.5
attribute	tauy	ioos_category	String	Wind
attribute	tauy	long_name	String	Meridional Wind Stress
attribute	tauy	missing_value	float	-3.4E38
attribute	tauy	short_units	String	Pa
attribute	tauy	standard_name	String	surface_downward_northward_stress
attribute	tauy	units	String	Pascals
variable	ux		float	time, latitude, longitude
attribute	ux	_FillValue	float	-3.4E38
attribute	ux	colorBarMaximum	double	15.0
attribute	ux	colorBarMinimum	double	-15.0
attribute	ux	ioos_category	String	Wind
attribute	ux	long_name	String	Zonal Wind Speed
attribute	ux	missing_value	float	-3.4E38
attribute	ux	short_units	String	m/s
attribute	ux	standard_name	String	eastward_wind
attribute	ux	units	String	meter second-1
variable	vy		float	time, latitude, longitude
attribute	vy	_FillValue	float	-3.4E38
attribute	vy	colorBarMaximum	double	15.0
attribute	vy	colorBarMinimum	double	-15.0
attribute	vy	ioos_category	String	Wind
attribute	vy	long_name	String	Meridional Wind Speed
attribute	vy	missing_value	float	-3.4E38
attribute	vy	short_units	String	m/s
attribute	vy	standard_name	String	northward_wind
attribute	vy	units	String	meter second-1

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