Eumetsat AWDP
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Below you will find brief information for AWDP. AWDP generates surface winds from satellite data, using a processing chain that includes pre-processing, collocation with NWP data, inversion, quality control, and ambiguity removal. It produces wind vectors representing surface winds within the scatterometer's ground swath.
Key Features
Processes ASCAT and ERS data
Generates surface winds
2DVAR Ambiguity Removal
Multiple Solution Scheme (MSS)
BUFR/GRIB file handling
Pages: 103 Eumetsat AWDP User manual
Brand: Eumetsat Category: Software Size: 715 KB
Languages: English
Table of contents
Open manualFrequently Answers and Questions
What is the purpose of the AWDP program?
AWDP generates surface winds based on level 1b or level 2 ASCAT and ERS data.
What input data does AWDP require?
AWDP requires EUMETSAT ASCAT level 1b BUFR/PFS data or ESA ERS level 2 BUFR data, and GRIB data containing land-sea mask, SST, and first guess winds.
What are the main steps in the AWDP processing chain?
The AWDP processing chain includes pre-processing, NWP collocation, inversion, quality control, ambiguity removal, and quality monitoring.
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