cmems_wind

Name: Global Ocean, Wind and Stress, Monthly, From Scatterometer and Model
Creator: KNMI
License: The data may be used and redistributed for free but is not intended for legal use, since it may contain inaccuracies. Neither the data Contributor, ERD, NOAA, nor the United States Government, nor any of their employees or contractors, makes 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.

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		Global Ocean, Wind and Stress, Monthly, From Scatterometer and Model		F I M	background			KNMI	cmems_wind

The Dataset's Variables and Attributes

Row Type	Variable Name	Attribute Name	Data Type	Value
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	cdm_data_type	String	Grid
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	Conventions	String	CF-1.10, ACDD-1.3, COARDS
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	creator_name	String	KNMI
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	creator_type	String	institution
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	date_created	String	2025-03-11T09:37:56Z
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	date_modified	String	2025-03-11T09:37:56Z
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	Easternmost_Easting	double	179.875
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lat_max	double	89.875
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lat_min	double	-89.875
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lat_resolution	double	0.25
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lat_units	String	degrees_north
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lon_max	double	179.875
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lon_min	double	-179.875
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lon_resolution	double	0.25
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lon_units	String	degrees_east
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	infoUrl	String	???
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	institution	String	KNMI
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	instrument	String	ASCAT, ASCAT
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	instrument_vocabulary	String	CEOS
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	keywords	String	atmosphere, atmospheric, average, bias, centre, component, data, deviation, differences, downward, earth, Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Winds > Surface Winds, Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Winds > Wind Stress, eastward, eastward_stress, eastward_stress_bias, eastward_stress_sdd, eastward_wind, eastward_wind_bias, eastward_wind_sdd, eastward_wind_standard_deviation_of_differences, ecmwf, equivalent, european, forecasts, global, knmi, magnitude, magnitude_of_surface_downward_stress, magnitude_of_surface_downward_stress_bias, magnitude_of_surface_downward_stress_standard_deviation_of_differences, medium, medium-range, model, month, monthly, northward, northward_stress, northward_stress_bias, northward_stress_sdd, northward_wind, northward_wind_bias, northward_wind_sdd, northward_wind_standard_deviation_of_differences, number, number_of_observations, observations, ocean, ocean winds, range, scatterometer, scatterometer-model, science, speed, standard, statistics, stress, stress-equivalent, surface, surface_downward_eastward_stress, surface_downward_eastward_stress_bias, surface_downward_eastward_stress_standard_deviation_of_differences, surface_downward_northward_stress, surface_downward_northward_stress_bias, surface_downward_northward_stress_standard_deviation_of_differences, time, used, weather, wind, wind stress, wind_speed, wind_speed_bias, wind_speed_sdd, wind_speed_standard_deviation_of_differences, wind_stress_magnitude, wind_stress_magnitude_bias, wind_stress_magnitude_sdd, winds
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 the data Contributor, ERD, NOAA, nor the United States Government, nor any of their employees or contractors, makes 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	Northernmost_Northing	double	89.875
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	platform	String	METOP-B, METOP-C
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	platform_vocabulary	String	CEOS
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	processing_level	String	L4
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	project	String	Copernicus Marine Service Wind Thematic Assembly Centre
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	references	String	Copernicus Marine Service Product User Manual CMEMS-WIND-PUM-012-003
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	sourceUrl	String	(local files)
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	Southernmost_Northing	double	-89.875
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	standard_name_vocabulary	String	CF Standard Name Table v70
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	summary	String	Global Ocean - Wind and Stress - Monthly - From Scatterometer and Model. Global ocean monthly mean 10-m stress-equivalent wind and surface wind stress fields based on the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) ERA5 Reanalysis winds, bias-corrected using scatterometer observations
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	time_coverage_end	String	2024-11-16T00:00:00Z
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	time_coverage_start	String	1994-07-16T12:00:00Z
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	title	String	Global Ocean, Wind and Stress, Monthly, From Scatterometer and Model
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	Westernmost_Easting	double	-179.875
dimension	time		double	nValues=365, evenlySpaced=false, averageSpacing=30 days 10h 34m 57s
attribute	time	_CoordinateAxisType	String	Time
attribute	time	actual_range	double	7.7436E8, 1.7317152E9
attribute	time	axis	String	T
attribute	time	calendar	String	gregorian
attribute	time	ioos_category	String	Time
attribute	time	long_name	String	validity time: center of the month
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		float	nValues=720, evenlySpaced=true, averageSpacing=0.25
attribute	latitude	_CoordinateAxisType	String	Lat
attribute	latitude	actual_range	float	-89.875, 89.875
attribute	latitude	axis	String	Y
attribute	latitude	ioos_category	String	Location
attribute	latitude	long_name	String	Latitude
attribute	latitude	standard_name	String	latitude
attribute	latitude	units	String	degrees_north
attribute	latitude	valid_max	float	90.0
attribute	latitude	valid_min	float	-90.0
dimension	longitude		float	nValues=1440, evenlySpaced=true, averageSpacing=0.25
attribute	longitude	_CoordinateAxisType	String	Lon
attribute	longitude	actual_range	float	-179.875, 179.875
attribute	longitude	axis	String	X
attribute	longitude	ioos_category	String	Location
attribute	longitude	long_name	String	Longitude
attribute	longitude	standard_name	String	longitude
attribute	longitude	units	String	degrees_east
attribute	longitude	valid_max	float	180.0
attribute	longitude	valid_min	float	-180.0
variable	eastward_wind		double	time, latitude, longitude
attribute	eastward_wind	_FillValue	double	-327.67
attribute	eastward_wind	colorBarMaximum	double	15.0
attribute	eastward_wind	colorBarMinimum	double	-15.0
attribute	eastward_wind	ioos_category	String	Wind
attribute	eastward_wind	long_name	String	stress-equivalent wind eastward component at 10 m
attribute	eastward_wind	missing_value	double	-327.67
attribute	eastward_wind	standard_name	String	eastward_wind
attribute	eastward_wind	units	String	m s-1
attribute	eastward_wind	valid_max	double	50.0
attribute	eastward_wind	valid_min	double	-50.0
variable	eastward_wind_bias		double	time, latitude, longitude
attribute	eastward_wind_bias	_FillValue	double	-327.67
attribute	eastward_wind_bias	colorBarMaximum	double	0.1
attribute	eastward_wind_bias	colorBarMinimum	double	0.0
attribute	eastward_wind_bias	ioos_category	String	Statistics
attribute	eastward_wind_bias	long_name	String	scatterometer-model bias of stress-equivalent wind eastward component at 10 m
attribute	eastward_wind_bias	missing_value	double	-327.67
attribute	eastward_wind_bias	standard_name	String	eastward_wind_bias
attribute	eastward_wind_bias	units	String	m s-1
attribute	eastward_wind_bias	valid_max	double	50.0
attribute	eastward_wind_bias	valid_min	double	-50.0
variable	eastward_wind_sdd		double	time, latitude, longitude
attribute	eastward_wind_sdd	_FillValue	double	-327.67
attribute	eastward_wind_sdd	colorBarMaximum	double	0.1
attribute	eastward_wind_sdd	colorBarMinimum	double	0.0
attribute	eastward_wind_sdd	ioos_category	String	Statistics
attribute	eastward_wind_sdd	long_name	String	standard deviation of differences of stress-equivalent wind eastward component at 10 m
attribute	eastward_wind_sdd	missing_value	double	-327.67
attribute	eastward_wind_sdd	standard_name	String	eastward_wind_standard_deviation_of_differences
attribute	eastward_wind_sdd	units	String	m s-1
attribute	eastward_wind_sdd	valid_max	double	50.0
attribute	eastward_wind_sdd	valid_min	double	0.0
variable	northward_wind		double	time, latitude, longitude
attribute	northward_wind	_FillValue	double	-327.67
attribute	northward_wind	colorBarMaximum	double	15.0
attribute	northward_wind	colorBarMinimum	double	-15.0
attribute	northward_wind	ioos_category	String	Wind
attribute	northward_wind	long_name	String	stress-equivalent wind northward component at 10 m
attribute	northward_wind	missing_value	double	-327.67
attribute	northward_wind	standard_name	String	northward_wind
attribute	northward_wind	units	String	m s-1
attribute	northward_wind	valid_max	double	50.0
attribute	northward_wind	valid_min	double	-50.0
variable	northward_wind_bias		double	time, latitude, longitude
attribute	northward_wind_bias	_FillValue	double	-327.67
attribute	northward_wind_bias	colorBarMaximum	double	0.1
attribute	northward_wind_bias	colorBarMinimum	double	0.0
attribute	northward_wind_bias	ioos_category	String	Statistics
attribute	northward_wind_bias	long_name	String	scatterometer-model bias of stress-equivalent wind northward component at 10 m
attribute	northward_wind_bias	missing_value	double	-327.67
attribute	northward_wind_bias	standard_name	String	northward_wind_bias
attribute	northward_wind_bias	units	String	m s-1
attribute	northward_wind_bias	valid_max	double	50.0
attribute	northward_wind_bias	valid_min	double	-50.0
variable	northward_wind_sdd		double	time, latitude, longitude
attribute	northward_wind_sdd	_FillValue	double	-327.67
attribute	northward_wind_sdd	colorBarMaximum	double	0.1
attribute	northward_wind_sdd	colorBarMinimum	double	0.0
attribute	northward_wind_sdd	ioos_category	String	Statistics
attribute	northward_wind_sdd	long_name	String	standard deviation of differences of stress-equivalent wind northward component at 10 m
attribute	northward_wind_sdd	missing_value	double	-327.67
attribute	northward_wind_sdd	standard_name	String	northward_wind_standard_deviation_of_differences
attribute	northward_wind_sdd	units	String	m s-1
attribute	northward_wind_sdd	valid_max	double	50.0
attribute	northward_wind_sdd	valid_min	double	0.0
variable	wind_speed		double	time, latitude, longitude
attribute	wind_speed	_FillValue	double	-327.67
attribute	wind_speed	colorBarMaximum	double	15.0
attribute	wind_speed	colorBarMinimum	double	0.0
attribute	wind_speed	ioos_category	String	Wind
attribute	wind_speed	long_name	String	stress-equivalent wind speed at 10 m
attribute	wind_speed	missing_value	double	-327.67
attribute	wind_speed	standard_name	String	wind_speed
attribute	wind_speed	units	String	m s-1
attribute	wind_speed	valid_max	double	50.0
attribute	wind_speed	valid_min	double	0.0
variable	wind_speed_bias		double	time, latitude, longitude
attribute	wind_speed_bias	_FillValue	double	-327.67
attribute	wind_speed_bias	colorBarMaximum	double	0.1
attribute	wind_speed_bias	colorBarMinimum	double	0.0
attribute	wind_speed_bias	ioos_category	String	Statistics
attribute	wind_speed_bias	long_name	String	scatterometer-model bias of stress-equivalent wind speed at 10 m
attribute	wind_speed_bias	missing_value	double	-327.67
attribute	wind_speed_bias	standard_name	String	wind_speed_bias
attribute	wind_speed_bias	units	String	m s-1
attribute	wind_speed_bias	valid_max	double	50.0
attribute	wind_speed_bias	valid_min	double	-50.0
variable	wind_speed_sdd		double	time, latitude, longitude
attribute	wind_speed_sdd	_FillValue	double	-327.67
attribute	wind_speed_sdd	colorBarMaximum	double	0.1
attribute	wind_speed_sdd	colorBarMinimum	double	0.0
attribute	wind_speed_sdd	ioos_category	String	Statistics
attribute	wind_speed_sdd	long_name	String	standard deviation of differences of stress-equivalent wind speed at 10 m
attribute	wind_speed_sdd	missing_value	double	-327.67
attribute	wind_speed_sdd	standard_name	String	wind_speed_standard_deviation_of_differences
attribute	wind_speed_sdd	units	String	m s-1
attribute	wind_speed_sdd	valid_max	double	50.0
attribute	wind_speed_sdd	valid_min	double	0.0
variable	eastward_stress		double	time, latitude, longitude
attribute	eastward_stress	_FillValue	double	-2.147483647E7
attribute	eastward_stress	colorBarMaximum	double	0.5
attribute	eastward_stress	colorBarMinimum	double	-0.5
attribute	eastward_stress	ioos_category	String	Wind
attribute	eastward_stress	long_name	String	surface wind stress eastward component
attribute	eastward_stress	missing_value	double	-2.147483647E7
attribute	eastward_stress	standard_name	String	surface_downward_eastward_stress
attribute	eastward_stress	units	String	N m-2
attribute	eastward_stress	valid_max	double	50.0
attribute	eastward_stress	valid_min	double	-50.0
variable	eastward_stress_bias		double	time, latitude, longitude
attribute	eastward_stress_bias	_FillValue	double	-2.147483647E7
attribute	eastward_stress_bias	colorBarMaximum	double	0.1
attribute	eastward_stress_bias	colorBarMinimum	double	-0.1
attribute	eastward_stress_bias	ioos_category	String	Statistics
attribute	eastward_stress_bias	long_name	String	scatterometer-model bias of surface wind stress eastward component
attribute	eastward_stress_bias	missing_value	double	-2.147483647E7
attribute	eastward_stress_bias	standard_name	String	surface_downward_eastward_stress_bias
attribute	eastward_stress_bias	units	String	N m-2
attribute	eastward_stress_bias	valid_max	double	50.0
attribute	eastward_stress_bias	valid_min	double	-50.0
variable	eastward_stress_sdd		double	time, latitude, longitude
attribute	eastward_stress_sdd	_FillValue	double	-2.147483647E7
attribute	eastward_stress_sdd	colorBarMaximum	double	50.0
attribute	eastward_stress_sdd	colorBarMinimum	double	0.0
attribute	eastward_stress_sdd	ioos_category	String	Statistics
attribute	eastward_stress_sdd	long_name	String	standard deviation of differences of surface wind stress eastward component
attribute	eastward_stress_sdd	missing_value	double	-2.147483647E7
attribute	eastward_stress_sdd	standard_name	String	surface_downward_eastward_stress_standard_deviation_of_differences
attribute	eastward_stress_sdd	units	String	N m-2
attribute	eastward_stress_sdd	valid_max	double	50.0
attribute	eastward_stress_sdd	valid_min	double	0.0
variable	northward_stress		double	time, latitude, longitude
attribute	northward_stress	_FillValue	double	-2.147483647E7
attribute	northward_stress	colorBarMaximum	double	0.5
attribute	northward_stress	colorBarMinimum	double	-0.5
attribute	northward_stress	ioos_category	String	Wind
attribute	northward_stress	long_name	String	surface wind stress northward component
attribute	northward_stress	missing_value	double	-2.147483647E7
attribute	northward_stress	standard_name	String	surface_downward_northward_stress
attribute	northward_stress	units	String	N m-2
attribute	northward_stress	valid_max	double	50.0
attribute	northward_stress	valid_min	double	-50.0
variable	northward_stress_bias		double	time, latitude, longitude
attribute	northward_stress_bias	_FillValue	double	-2.147483647E7
attribute	northward_stress_bias	colorBarMaximum	double	0.1
attribute	northward_stress_bias	colorBarMinimum	double	-0.1
attribute	northward_stress_bias	ioos_category	String	Statistics
attribute	northward_stress_bias	long_name	String	scatterometer-model bias of surface wind stress northward component
attribute	northward_stress_bias	missing_value	double	-2.147483647E7
attribute	northward_stress_bias	standard_name	String	surface_downward_northward_stress_bias
attribute	northward_stress_bias	units	String	N m-2
attribute	northward_stress_bias	valid_max	double	50.0
attribute	northward_stress_bias	valid_min	double	-50.0
variable	northward_stress_sdd		double	time, latitude, longitude
attribute	northward_stress_sdd	_FillValue	double	-2.147483647E7
attribute	northward_stress_sdd	colorBarMaximum	double	50.0
attribute	northward_stress_sdd	colorBarMinimum	double	0.0
attribute	northward_stress_sdd	ioos_category	String	Statistics
attribute	northward_stress_sdd	long_name	String	standard deviation of differences of surface wind stress northward component
attribute	northward_stress_sdd	missing_value	double	-2.147483647E7
attribute	northward_stress_sdd	standard_name	String	surface_downward_northward_stress_standard_deviation_of_differences
attribute	northward_stress_sdd	units	String	N m-2
attribute	northward_stress_sdd	valid_max	double	50.0
attribute	northward_stress_sdd	valid_min	double	0.0
variable	wind_stress_magnitude		double	time, latitude, longitude
attribute	wind_stress_magnitude	_FillValue	double	-2.147483647E7
attribute	wind_stress_magnitude	colorBarMaximum	double	60.0
attribute	wind_stress_magnitude	colorBarMinimum	double	0.0
attribute	wind_stress_magnitude	ioos_category	String	Wind
attribute	wind_stress_magnitude	long_name	String	surface wind stress magnitude
attribute	wind_stress_magnitude	missing_value	double	-2.147483647E7
attribute	wind_stress_magnitude	standard_name	String	magnitude_of_surface_downward_stress
attribute	wind_stress_magnitude	units	String	N m-2
attribute	wind_stress_magnitude	valid_max	double	50.0
attribute	wind_stress_magnitude	valid_min	double	0.0
variable	wind_stress_magnitude_bias		double	time, latitude, longitude
attribute	wind_stress_magnitude_bias	_FillValue	double	-2.147483647E7
attribute	wind_stress_magnitude_bias	colorBarMaximum	double	0.1
attribute	wind_stress_magnitude_bias	colorBarMinimum	double	-0.1
attribute	wind_stress_magnitude_bias	ioos_category	String	Statistics
attribute	wind_stress_magnitude_bias	long_name	String	scatterometer-model bias of surface wind stress magnitude
attribute	wind_stress_magnitude_bias	missing_value	double	-2.147483647E7
attribute	wind_stress_magnitude_bias	standard_name	String	magnitude_of_surface_downward_stress_bias
attribute	wind_stress_magnitude_bias	units	String	N m-2
attribute	wind_stress_magnitude_bias	valid_max	double	50.0
attribute	wind_stress_magnitude_bias	valid_min	double	-50.0
variable	wind_stress_magnitude_sdd		double	time, latitude, longitude
attribute	wind_stress_magnitude_sdd	_FillValue	double	-2.147483647E7
attribute	wind_stress_magnitude_sdd	colorBarMaximum	double	50.0
attribute	wind_stress_magnitude_sdd	colorBarMinimum	double	0.0
attribute	wind_stress_magnitude_sdd	ioos_category	String	Statistics
attribute	wind_stress_magnitude_sdd	long_name	String	standard deviation of differences of surface wind stress magnitude
attribute	wind_stress_magnitude_sdd	missing_value	double	-2.147483647E7
attribute	wind_stress_magnitude_sdd	standard_name	String	magnitude_of_surface_downward_stress_standard_deviation_of_differences
attribute	wind_stress_magnitude_sdd	units	String	N m-2
attribute	wind_stress_magnitude_sdd	valid_max	double	50.0
attribute	wind_stress_magnitude_sdd	valid_min	double	0.0
variable	number_of_observations		short	time, latitude, longitude
attribute	number_of_observations	_FillValue	short	-32767
attribute	number_of_observations	colorBarMaximum	double	100.0
attribute	number_of_observations	colorBarMinimum	double	0.0
attribute	number_of_observations	ioos_category	String	Statistics
attribute	number_of_observations	long_name	String	number of observations used for monthly average
attribute	number_of_observations	missing_value	short	-32767
attribute	number_of_observations	standard_name	String	number_of_observations
attribute	number_of_observations	units	String	1
attribute	number_of_observations	valid_max	short	2000
attribute	number_of_observations	valid_min	short	0

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