Dataset Information

Producer_Agency: NASA\\000
Producer_Institution: JPL\\000
Sensor_Name: NSCAT\\000
Project_ID: NSCAT\\000
SIS_ID: 597-512-25/1997-06-01\\000
Build_ID: 4.3.0/1998-06-24\\000
ADEOS_Data_Package_ID: N/A\\000
ADEOS_Data_Package_Type: S\\000
Product_Creation_Time: 1998-198T18:23:15.000\\000
Data_Type: L3\\000
Data_Status: COMPLETE\\000
First_Rev_Number: 669
Last_Rev_Number: 683
First_Rev_Eq_Crossing_Time: 1996-276T23:16:02.533\\000
First_Rev_Eq_Crossing_Lon: 351.359
First_Data_Time: 1996-277T00:00:03.321\\000
Last_Data_Time: 1996-277T23:58:10.505\\000
Skip_Start_Time: 1993-001T00:00:00.000;1996-278T00:00:00.000\\000
Skip_Stop_Time: 1996-277T00:00:00.000;2006-365T23:59:59.999\\000
HDF_Build_ID: JPL PO.DAAC 4.0r2 10/24/96\\000
HDF_SIS_ID: JPL D-12061 12/15/94\\000
HDF_Conversion_Organization: JPL PO.DAAC\\000
HDF_Conversion_Time: 1998-217T12:41:25
Data_Format_Type: HDF\\000

Variables in this Dataset

NSCAT Rev 30: Structure
WVC_Count: Grid
valid_range: 0, 5
long_name: The number of WVCs contained in each map grid cell
units: counts
coordsys: Lat/Lon
scale_factor: 1
scale_factor_err: 0
add_offset: 0
add_offset_err: 0
calibrated_nt: 23
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
scale_factor_err: 0
add_offset: 0
add_offset_err: 0
calibrated_nt: 23
row: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..299]
column: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..719]
Map_Day_Fraction: Grid
valid_range: 0, 998
long_name: Average time of time tags of WVC's within a map cell
coordsys: Lat/Lon
scale_factor: 0.001
scale_factor_err: 0
add_offset: 0
add_offset_err: 0
calibrated_nt: 23
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: 0.001
scale_factor_err: 0
add_offset: 0
add_offset_err: 0
calibrated_nt: 23
row: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..299]
column: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..719]
Avg_Sigma0_Count: Grid
valid_range: 0, 180
long_name: The average number of sigma-0 measurements per WVC
coordsys: Lat/Lon
scale_factor: 0.1
scale_factor_err: 0
add_offset: 0
add_offset_err: 0
calibrated_nt: 21
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: 0.1
scale_factor_err: 0
add_offset: 0
add_offset_err: 0
calibrated_nt: 21
row: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..299]
column: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..719]
Avg_Wind_Vel_U: Grid
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: 0.01
scale_factor_err: 0
add_offset: 0
add_offset_err: 0
calibrated_nt: 22
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: 0.01
scale_factor_err: 0
add_offset: 0
add_offset_err: 0
calibrated_nt: 22
row: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..299]
column: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..719]
Avg_Wind_Vel_V: Grid
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: 0.01
scale_factor_err: 0
add_offset: 0
add_offset_err: 0
calibrated_nt: 22
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: 0.01
scale_factor_err: 0
add_offset: 0
add_offset_err: 0
calibrated_nt: 22
row: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..299]
column: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..719]
Avg_Wind_Speed: Grid
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: 0.01
scale_factor_err: 0
add_offset: 0
add_offset_err: 0
calibrated_nt: 23
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: 0.01
scale_factor_err: 0
add_offset: 0
add_offset_err: 0
calibrated_nt: 23
row: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..299]
column: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..719]
RMS_Wind_Speed: Grid
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: 0.01
scale_factor_err: 0
add_offset: 0
add_offset_err: 0
calibrated_nt: 23
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: 0.01
scale_factor_err: 0
add_offset: 0
add_offset_err: 0
calibrated_nt: 23
row: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..299]
column: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..719]
Map_Day_Fraction_StdDev: Grid
valid_range: 0, 491
long_name: The Standard deviation of the data map day fraction
coordsys: Lat/Lon
scale_factor: 0.001
scale_factor_err: 0
add_offset: 0
add_offset_err: 0
calibrated_nt: 23
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: 0.001
scale_factor_err: 0
add_offset: 0
add_offset_err: 0
calibrated_nt: 23
row: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..299]
column: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..719]
Wind_Vel_U_StdDev: Grid
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: 0.01
scale_factor_err: 0
add_offset: 0
add_offset_err: 0
calibrated_nt: 23
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: 0.01
scale_factor_err: 0
add_offset: 0
add_offset_err: 0
calibrated_nt: 23
row: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..299]
column: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..719]
Wind_Vel_V_StdDev: Grid
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: 0.01
scale_factor_err: 0
add_offset: 0
add_offset_err: 0
calibrated_nt: 23
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: 0.01
scale_factor_err: 0
add_offset: 0
add_offset_err: 0
calibrated_nt: 23
row: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..299]
column: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..719]
Lat/Lon: Sequence
bin_meth: Structure
bin_meth__0: String
grid_origin: Structure
grid_origin__0: String
hsize: Structure
hsize__0: 32 bit Real
max_east: Structure
max_east__0: 16 bit Integer
max_north: Structure
max_north__0: 16 bit Integer
max_south: Structure
max_south__0: 16 bit Integer
max_west: Structure
max_west__0: 16 bit Integer
registration: Structure
registration__0: String
vsize: Structure
vsize__0: 32 bit Real