Dataset Information

Producer_Agency: NASA
Producer_Institution: JPL
Sensor_Name: NSCAT
Project_ID: NSCAT
SIS_ID: 597-512-25/1997-06-01
Build_ID: 4.3.0/1998-06-24
ADEOS_Data_Package_ID: N/A
ADEOS_Data_Package_Type: S
Product_Creation_Time: 1998-198T18:23:15.000
Data_Type: L3
Data_Status: COMPLETE
First_Rev_Number: 669
Last_Rev_Number: 683
First_Rev_Eq_Crossing_Time: 1996-276T23:16:02.533
First_Rev_Eq_Crossing_Lon: 351.3590088
First_Data_Time: 1996-277T00:00:03.321
Last_Data_Time: 1996-277T23:58:10.505
Skip_Start_Time: 1993-001T00:00:00.000;1996-278T00:00:00.000
Skip_Stop_Time: 1996-277T00:00:00.000;2006-365T23:59:59.999
HDF_Build_ID: JPL PO.DAAC 4.0r2 10/24/96
HDF_SIS_ID: JPL D-12061 12/15/94
HDF_Conversion_Organization: JPL PO.DAAC
HDF_Conversion_Time: 1998-217T12:41:25
Data_Format_Type: HDF


Variables in this Dataset

NSCAT_Rev_30_WVC_Count: Array of Bytes [row = 0..299][column = 0..719]
valid_range: 0, 5
long_name: The number of WVCs contained in each map grid cell
units: counts
coordsys: Lat/Lon
scale_factor: 1.0000000000000000
scale_factor_err: 0.0000000000000000
add_offset: 0.0000000000000000
add_offset_err: 0.0000000000000000
calibrated_nt: 23
coordinates: row column
row: Array of 32 bit Reals [row = 0..299]
long_name: Latitude
units: deg
column: Array of 32 bit Reals [column = 0..719]
long_name: Longitude
units: deg
NSCAT_Rev_30_Map_Day_Fraction: Array of 16 bit Unsigned integers [row = 0..299][column = 0..719]
valid_range: 0, 998
long_name: Average time of time tags of WVC's within a map cell
coordsys: Lat/Lon
scale_factor: 0.0010000000000000000
scale_factor_err: 0.0000000000000000
add_offset: 0.0000000000000000
add_offset_err: 0.0000000000000000
calibrated_nt: 23
coordinates: row column
NSCAT_Rev_30_Avg_Sigma0_Count: Array of Bytes [row = 0..299][column = 0..719]
valid_range: 0, 180
long_name: The average number of sigma-0 measurements per WVC
coordsys: Lat/Lon
scale_factor: 0.10000000000000001
scale_factor_err: 0.0000000000000000
add_offset: 0.0000000000000000
add_offset_err: 0.0000000000000000
calibrated_nt: 21
coordinates: row column
NSCAT_Rev_30_Avg_Wind_Vel_U: Array of 16 bit Integers [row = 0..299][column = 0..719]
valid_range: -2424, 3197
long_name: The average east-west component of the wind velocity vector. Positive is eastward
units: m/s
coordsys: Lat/Lon
scale_factor: 0.010000000000000000
scale_factor_err: 0.0000000000000000
add_offset: 0.0000000000000000
add_offset_err: 0.0000000000000000
calibrated_nt: 22
coordinates: row column
NSCAT_Rev_30_Avg_Wind_Vel_V: Array of 16 bit Integers [row = 0..299][column = 0..719]
valid_range: -2647, 2717
long_name: The average north-south component of the wind velocity vector. Positive is northward
units: m/s
coordsys: Lat/Lon
scale_factor: 0.010000000000000000
scale_factor_err: 0.0000000000000000
add_offset: 0.0000000000000000
add_offset_err: 0.0000000000000000
calibrated_nt: 22
coordinates: row column
NSCAT_Rev_30_Avg_Wind_Speed: Array of 16 bit Unsigned integers [row = 0..299][column = 0..719]
valid_range: 0, 3216
long_name: The value of the average wind speed calculated for a cell
units: m/s
coordsys: Lat/Lon
scale_factor: 0.010000000000000000
scale_factor_err: 0.0000000000000000
add_offset: 0.0000000000000000
add_offset_err: 0.0000000000000000
calibrated_nt: 23
coordinates: row column
NSCAT_Rev_30_RMS_Wind_Speed: Array of 16 bit Unsigned integers [row = 0..299][column = 0..719]
valid_range: 0, 3216
long_name: The RMS difference from the average of the wind speed values
units: m/s
coordsys: Lat/Lon
scale_factor: 0.010000000000000000
scale_factor_err: 0.0000000000000000
add_offset: 0.0000000000000000
add_offset_err: 0.0000000000000000
calibrated_nt: 23
coordinates: row column
NSCAT_Rev_30_Map_Day_Fraction_StdDev: Array of 16 bit Unsigned integers [row = 0..299][column = 0..719]
valid_range: 0, 491
long_name: The Standard deviation of the data map day fraction
coordsys: Lat/Lon
scale_factor: 0.0010000000000000000
scale_factor_err: 0.0000000000000000
add_offset: 0.0000000000000000
add_offset_err: 0.0000000000000000
calibrated_nt: 23
coordinates: row column
NSCAT_Rev_30_Wind_Vel_U_StdDev: Array of 16 bit Unsigned integers [row = 0..299][column = 0..719]
valid_range: 0, 1502
long_name: The Standard deviation of the average east-west component of the wind vector
units: m/s
coordsys: Lat/Lon
scale_factor: 0.010000000000000000
scale_factor_err: 0.0000000000000000
add_offset: 0.0000000000000000
add_offset_err: 0.0000000000000000
calibrated_nt: 23
coordinates: row column
NSCAT_Rev_30_Wind_Vel_V_StdDev: Array of 16 bit Unsigned integers [row = 0..299][column = 0..719]
valid_range: 0, 1957
long_name: The Standard deviation of the average north-south component of the wind vector
units: m/s
coordsys: Lat/Lon
scale_factor: 0.010000000000000000
scale_factor_err: 0.0000000000000000
add_offset: 0.0000000000000000
add_offset_err: 0.0000000000000000
calibrated_nt: 23
coordinates: row column