Sentinel 1A C-band Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR): Interferometric Wide (IW) mode Ocean (OCN) Level 2 data, Instrument Processing Facility (IPF) v3

This dataset contains level-2 Interferometric Wide swath (IW) Ocean (OCN) C-band Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) data from the European Space Agency (ESA) Sentinel 1A satellite. Level-2 data consists of geolocated geophysical products derived from Level-1. Sentinel 1A was launched on 3rd April 2014 and provides continuous all-weather, day and night imaging radar data. The IW mode is the main operational mode. These level 2 OCN products provide Ocean Wind field (OWI) and Surface Radial Velocity (RVL).

The OWI component is a ground range gridded estimate of the surface wind speed and direction at 10 m above the surface, derived from IW mode. The OWI component contains a set of wind vectors for each processed Level-1 input product. The norm is the wind speed in m/s and the argument is wind direction in degrees (meteorological convention = clockwise direction from where the wind blows with respect to the North). The spatial resolution of the SAR wind speed is 1 km for IW mode.

The RVL surface radial velocity component is a ground range gridded difference between the measured Level-2 Doppler grid and the Level-1 calculated geometrical Doppler. The RVL component provides continuity of the ASAR Doppler grid. The RVL estimates are produced on a ground-range grid.

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Metadata Language: English (en)

Dataset Reference Date (): 2021-06-23T15:39:03

Dataset Reference Date (): 2021-06-23T15:39:03

Identifier: http://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/74b47589019e45c187fb5e81b3ad4a31

Identifier: NERC EDS Centre for Environmental Data Analysis / 74b47589019e45c187fb5e81b3ad4a31

Copernicus - author

European Space Agency (ESA) - author

NERC EDS Centre for Environmental Data Analysis - custodian

RAL Space , STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell Campus , Didcot , OX11 0QX , United Kingdom

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NERC EDS Centre for Environmental Data Analysis - distributor

RAL Space , STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell Campus , Didcot , OX11 0QX , United Kingdom

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NERC EDS Centre for Environmental Data Analysis - point_of_contact

RAL Space , STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell Campus , Didcot , OX11 0QX , United Kingdom

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RAL Space , STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell Campus , Didcot , OX11 0QX , United Kingdom

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Maintenance and update frequency: asNeeded

Update scope: dataset

Keywords

Sentinel
radar
Synthetic Aperture Radar
SAR
Interferometric Wide
IW
OCN

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 ()

orthoimagery

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Other constraints: Use of these data is covered by the following licence: https://sentinel.esa.int/documents/247904/690755/Sentinel_Data_Legal_Notice . When using these data you must cite them correctly using the citation given on the CEDA Data Catalogue record.

Spatial representation type: grid

Topic category

Imagery base maps earth cover

Begin date: 2019-06-25T00:00:00

Code: WGS 84

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Resource Locator: CEDA Data Catalogue Page
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Resource Locator: Sentinel 1 Product Specification Document
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Resource Locator: Sentinel 1 Observation Scenario
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Resource Locator: A dedicated toolbox (S1TBX) is available to view Sentinel 1 data
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Resource Locator: Surface Radial Velocity (RVL) guide
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Resource Locator: Ocean Wind field (OWI) guide
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Resource Locator: Sentinel 1 document library
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Resource Locator: Sentinel 1 Product Specification Document
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Resource Locator: Sentinel 1 Observation Scenario
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Resource Locator: A dedicated toolbox (S1TBX) is available to view Sentinel 1 data
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Resource Locator: Surface Radial Velocity (RVL) guide
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Resource Locator: Ocean Wind field (OWI) guide
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Dataset Reference Date (): 2010-12-08

Statement: Data collected and prepared by European Space Agency (ESA). Downloaded from the Collaborative Hub for use by CEDA users.

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File identifier: 74b47589019e45c187fb5e81b3ad4a31 XML

Metadata Language: English (en)

Character set: 8-bit variable size UCS Transfer Format, based on ISO/IEC 10646

Parent identifier: Sentinel 1A: C-band Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) data 06d1c86f906e42f58172de32c2640be2

Resource type: dataset

Metadata Date: 2023-11-09T01:07:26

Metadata standard name: UK GEMINI

Metadata standard version: 2.3

NERC EDS Centre for Environmental Data Analysis

RAL Space , STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell Campus , Didcot , OX11 0QX , United Kingdom

01235446432

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