Cross-Calibrated Multi-Platform Ocean Surface Wind Velocity, 1987 - ongoing

The Cross-Calibrated Multi-Platform (CCMP) data product is derived through cross-calibration and assimilation of ocean surface wind data from SSM/I, TMI, AMSR-E, SeaWinds on QuikSCAT, and SeaWinds on ADEOS-II. Cross calibration is performed by Remote Sensing Systems (RSS) under the DISCOVER project. These data sets are combined with conventional observations and a starting estimate of the wind field using a variational analysis method (VAM). The ECMWF Reanalysis (ERA-40) is used as the starting estimate (or background) for July 1987 until December 1998 and the ECMWF Operational Analysis is used from January 1999 onward.

CCMP is provided by the NASA PO.DAAC and has been evaluated and utilized extensively by the science community, including some members of NASA's Ocean Vector Winds Science Team (OVWST).

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Temporal Range

  • Begin:  1987-07-01T0000+00
    End:  2011-12-27T0000+00

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Resource Type dataset
Temporal Range Begin 1987-07-01T0000+00
Temporal Range End 2011-12-27T0000+00
Temporal Resolution N/A
Bounding Box North Lat 78.375
Bounding Box South Lat -78.375
Bounding Box West Long -180.0
Bounding Box East Long 180.0
Spatial Representation grid
Spatial Resolution 0.25 degree
Related Links

Related Resource #1 : Cross-Calibrated Multi-Platform (CCMP) Ocean Surface Wind Components

Related Resource #2 : REMSS, Version 2 CCMP Wind Product
Additional Information N/A
Resource Format NetCDF
Standardized Resource Format NetCDF
Asset Size 137194.437 MB
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Author Physical Oceanography Distributed Active Archive Center, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA
Publisher NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research
Publication Date 2010-06-08
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) https://doi.org/10.5065/KD3X-GY24
Alternate Identifier d744009
Resource Version N/A
Topic Category oceans
Progress onGoing
Metadata Date 2025-10-17T01:06:18Z
Metadata Record Identifier edu.ucar.gdex::d744009
Metadata Language eng; USA
Suggested Citation Physical Oceanography Distributed Active Archive Center, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA. (2010). Cross-Calibrated Multi-Platform Ocean Surface Wind Velocity, 1987 - ongoing. NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research. https://doi.org/10.5065/KD3X-GY24. Accessed 24 October 2025.

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