Transpac Scatterometer Wind Data
Original data from Ocean
Surface Wind Team (OSWT) customized here by Starpath
School of Navigation. See Notes
on figuring the valid times, which includes links to tactical use of
scatterometer data.
UTC = GMT = ASCAT A ASCENDING. As the
satellite moves up the earth, the earth rotates to the right, so the data
path tilts to the left.
UTC = GMT = ASCAT B ASCENDING, 50 minutes
after ASCA, shifted slightly to the west.
UTC = GMT = ASCAT A DESCENDING, 50 minutes
after ASCA, shifted slightly to the west.
UTC = GMT = ASCAT B DESCENDING, 50 minutes
after ASCA, shifted slightly to the west.
UTC = GMT = WINDSAT ASCENDING Notes to be
added.
UTC = GMT =
WINDSAT DESCENDING Notes to be added.