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Data Description

    Coast Watch full resolution swath files in hdf format (CW_SWATH)
    CoastWatch swath data derived from AVHRR is full pass swath projection data from different AVHRR receiving stations. The files contain multiple data variables stored using the HDF-4 Scientific Data Sets (SDS) model. The product contents are channel 1 albedo, channel 2 albedo, channel 3a albedo, channel 3 brightness temperature, channel 4 brightness temperature, channel 5 brightness temperature, moisture corrected sea-surface-temperature, 8-bit CLAVR ocean cloud mask, 2-bit CLAVR-X cloud mask, satellite zenith angle, solar zenith angle and relative azimuth angle.

Details - Metadata, Documentation

Begin Date 2003-11-10
Platforms METOP-A, NOAA-12, NOAA-15, NOAA-16, NOAA-17, NOAA-18, NOAA-19
Spatial Coverage Australia, Alaska, California, Florida, Hawaii, Virginia, NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN, CARIBBEAN SEA, GULF OF MEXICO, HAWAIIAN ISLANDS, NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN, SOUTH PACIFIC OCEAN
Processing Level Level 2
Data Producer NOAA / NESDIS / OSDPD
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Metadata Product Details
End Date Present
Instruments AVHRR, AVHRR-3
Spatial Resolution 1.1 km per pixel at nadir and lower near the edges
Distribution Format CoastWatch HDF
Data Steward NOAA / NESDIS / NCEI
Update Frequency asNeeded
Related Web Site CoastWatch Central Site

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