Title: Ocean Surface Winds, ASCAT - Daily, 2007-present

Summary:
Daily Advanced SCATterometer (ASCAT) global wind field. HAWAII School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST) data from http://apdrc.soest.hawaii.edu/dods/public_data/satellite_product/ASCAT/daily.das . 0.25Âº resolution. More info: http://apdrc.soest.hawaii.edu/datadoc/ascat.php

cdm_data_type = Grid
VARIABLES (all of which use the dimensions [time][latitude][longitude]):
wsp (wind speed, m s-1)
uwnd (eastward wind speed, m s-1)
vwnd (northward wind speed, m s-1)
wind_stress (wind stress (pa))
uwnd_stress (eastward wind stress (pa))
vwnd_stress (northward wind stress (pa))
wsp_err (wind speed root mean square, m s-1)
uwnd_err (eastward wind speed root mean square, m s-1)
vwnd_err (northward wind speed root mean square, m s-1)
sampling_length

Institution: HAWAII SOEST


Title: Ocean Surface Winds, QuikSCAT - 3-Day, 1999-2009

Summary:
QuikSCAT Winds - 3Day. Satellite-Derived Ocean Surface Wind Data. 1999 - 2009. spatial resolution = 0.5&deg

cdm_data_type = Grid
VARIABLES (all of which use the dimensions [time][latitude][longitude]):
spd (Ocean Wind Speed, Meters per second)
taux (Zonal Wind Stress, Pascals)
tauy (Meridional Wind Stress, Pascals)
ux (Zonal Wind Speed, meter second-1)
vy (Meridional Wind Speed, meter second-1)

Institution: NOAA/NESDIS/OceanWatch - Central Pacific


Title: Ocean Surface Winds, QuikSCAT - Weekly, 1999-2009

Summary:
QuikSCAT Winds - Weekly. Satellite-Derived Ocean Surface Wind Data. 1999 - 2009. spatial resolution = 0.5&deg

cdm_data_type = Grid
VARIABLES (all of which use the dimensions [time][latitude][longitude]):
curl (Wind Stress Curl, Pascals per meter)
divw (Wind Speed Divergence, Seconds^-1)
mag (Wind Speed, Meters per second)
taumag (Wind Stress, Pascals)
taux (Zonal Wind Stress, Pascals)
tauy (Meridional Wind Stress, Pascals)
ux (Zonal Wind Speed, meter second-1)
vy (Meridional Wind Speed, meter second-1)


Title: Ocean Surface Winds, QuikSCAT - Monthly, 1999-2009

Summary:
QuikSCAT Winds - Monthly. Satellite-Derived Ocean Surface Wind Data. 1999 - 2009. spatial resolution = 0.5&deg

cdm_data_type = Grid
VARIABLES (all of which use the dimensions [time][latitude][longitude]):
curl (Wind Stress Curl, Pascals per meter)
divw (Wind Speed Divergence, Seconds^-1)
mag (Wind Speed, Meters per second)
taumag (Wind Stress, Pascals)
taux (Zonal Wind Stress, Pascals)
tauy (Meridional Wind Stress, Pascals)
ux (Zonal Wind Speed, meter second-1)
vy (Meridional Wind Speed, meter second-1)


Title: Ocean Surface Winds - CCMP - Monthly, 1987-2019. v2.0

Summary:
This is data from the Cross-Calibrated Multi-Platform (CCMP) Wind Vector
Analysis, generated by Remote Sensing Systems. CCMP V2.0 has been created using the same VAM as CCMP V1.1 only it is now running at Remote Sensing Systems. Input data have changed and now include all V7 radiometer data from RSS, V8.1 GMI data from RSS, scatterometer data from RSS (V4 QuikSCAT and V1.2 Advanced SCATterometer (ASCAT)), quality checked moored buoy data from National Data Buoy Center (NDBC), Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL), and ISDM, and ERA-Interim data from European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF).

cdm_data_type = Grid
VARIABLES (all of which use the dimensions [time][latitude][longitude]):
uwnd (u-wind vector component at 10 meters, m s-1)
vwnd (v-wind vector component at 10 meters, m s-1)
wspd (wind speed at 10 meters, m s-1)

Institution: RSS


Title: Sea Surface Temperature, Pathfinder Ver 5.3, Night - 8-Day, 1981-2018

Summary:
This dataset contains 8-day-composites of nighttime sea surface temperature (SST) data produced as part of the AVHRR Pathfinder SST Project. The source data were created using Version 5.3 of the Pathfinder algorithm and the file is nearly but not completely compliant with the GHRSST Data Specifications V2.0 (GDS2). Source data were created by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI). Multi-day composites were created by NOAA CoastWatch-West Coast and NOAA/SWFSC/ERD. spatial resolution = 0.0416667 degree

cdm_data_type = Grid
VARIABLES (all of which use the dimensions [time][latitude][longitude]):
sea_surface_temperature (NOAA Climate Data Record of Sea Surface Skin Temperature, degree_C)
wind_speed (10m wind speed, m s-1)
sea_ice_fraction (1)
l2p_flags

Institution: NCEI


Title: Sea Surface Temperature, Pathfinder Ver 5.3, Night - Monthly, 1981-2018

Summary:
This dataset contains monthly composites of night-time sea surface temperature (SST) data produced as part of the AVHRR Pathfinder SST Project. The source data were created using Version 5.3 of the Pathfinder algorithm and the file is nearly but not completely compliant with the GHRSST Data Specifications V2.0 (GDS2). Source data were created by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI). Multi-day composites were created by NOAA CoastWatch-West Coast and NOAA/SWFSC/ERD. Spatial resolution = 0.0416667 degree

cdm_data_type = Grid
VARIABLES (all of which use the dimensions [time][latitude][longitude]):
sea_surface_temperature (NOAA Climate Data Record of Sea Surface Skin Temperature, degree_C)
wind_speed (10m wind speed, m s-1)
sea_ice_fraction (1)
l2p_flags


Title: Ocean Surface Winds - CCMP - Daily (Near Real Time), 2016-present. v2.1

Summary:
CCMP_RT V2.1 has been created using the same VAM as CCMP V2.0 Input data have changed and now include all V7 radiometer data from RSS, V8.1 GMI data from RSS, scatterometer data from RSS (V4 QuikSCAT and V1.2 Advanced SCATterometer (ASCAT)), NO buoy data, and National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) GFS 0.25 degree data for the background field.

cdm_data_type = Grid
VARIABLES (all of which use the dimensions [time][latitude][longitude]):
uwnd (u-wind vector component at 10 meters, m s-1)
vwnd (v-wind vector component at 10 meters, m s-1)
nobs (number of observations used to derive wind vector components)


Title: Ocean Surface Winds - CCMP - 6-hour, 1987-2019. v2.0

Summary:
CCMP V2.0 has been created using the same VAM as CCMP V1.1 only it is now running at Remote Sensing Systems. Input data have changed and now include all V7 radiometer data from RSS, V8.1 GMI data from RSS, scatterometer data from RSS (V4 QuikSCAT and V1.2 Advanced SCATterometer (ASCAT)), quality checked moored buoy data from National Data Buoy Center (NDBC), Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL), and ISDM, and ERA-Interim data from European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF).

cdm_data_type = Grid
VARIABLES (all of which use the dimensions [time][latitude][longitude]):
uwnd (u-wind vector component at 10 meters, m s-1)
vwnd (v-wind vector component at 10 meters, m s-1)
nobs (number of observations used to derive wind vector components, count)


Title: ZZZ - DEPRECATED - Ocean Surface Wind Speed - Cross-Calibrated Multi-Platform (CCMP) Wind Vector Analysis - Monthly, 1987-2017, v2.0

Summary:
The Cross-Calibrated Multi-Platform (CCMP) gridded surface vector winds are produced using satellite, moored buoy, and model wind data, and as such, are considered to be a Level-3 ocean vector wind analysis product. The new CCMP V2.0 data set is available from Remote Sensing Systems (RSS). This is a monthly 0.25Âº resolution product. More info: http://apdrc.soest.hawaii.edu/datadoc/ccmp_month_v2.php and here: http://www.remss.com/measurements/ccmp/

cdm_data_type = Grid
VARIABLES (all of which use the dimensions [time][latitude][longitude]):
uwnd (u-wind vector component at 10 meters [m s-1])
vwnd (v-wind vector component at 10 meters [m s-1])
nobs (number_of_observations [count])

Institution: APDRC


Title: ZZZ - DEPRECATED - SST, Pathfinder Ver 5.2 (L3C), Night, Global, Science Quality (Monthly Composite), 1981-2012

Summary:
This dataset contains sea surface temperature (SST) data produced as part of the Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) Pathfinder SST Project, created using Version 5.2 of the Pathfinder algorithm and the dataset. Multi-day composites and composites of day and night datasets were generated by the Environmental Research Division (NOAA/NMFS/SWFSC/ERD).

cdm_data_type = Grid
VARIABLES (all of which use the dimensions [time][latitude][longitude]):
sea_surface_temperature (Sea Surface Skin Temperature, degree_C)
sea_ice_fraction (1)
wind_speed (10m Wind Speed, m s-1)
l2p_flags

Institution: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information


Title: ZZZ - DEPRECATED - Ocean Surface Winds - CCMP - Daily (Near Real Time), 2019-present. v2.0

Summary:
This is data from the Cross-Calibrated Multi-Platform (CCMP) Wind Vector
Analysis, generated by Remote Sensing Systems. CCMP_RT V2.1 has been created using the same VAM as CCMP V2.0 Input data have changed and now include all V7 radiometer data from RSS, V8.1 GMI data from RSS, scatterometer data from RSS (V4 QuikSCAT and V1.2 Advanced SCATterometer (ASCAT)), quality checked moored buoy data from National Data Buoy Center (NDBC), Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL), and ISDM, and National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) GFS 0.25 degree data for the background field. More info: http://www.remss.com/measurements/ccmp/

cdm_data_type = Grid
VARIABLES (all of which use the dimensions [time][latitude][longitude]):
uwnd (u-wind vector component at 10 meters, m s-1)
vwnd (v-wind vector component at 10 meters, m s-1)
nobs (number of observations used to derive wind vector components)