The Cross-Calibrated Multi-Platform (CCMP) Ocean Surface Wind Components (Atlas et al. 1996[1], 2008[2], 2009[3]) time series has been extended through December 31, 2009. This additional 6 months of data extends the CCMP climate data record (CDR) to 22.5 years, starting on July 1, 1987.

CCMP has been evaluated and utilized extensively by the science community, including some members of NASA's Ocean Vector Winds Science Team (OVWST). PO.DAAC's "Product Preview" enabled all users to evaluate the CCMP product for a full year before its final release on May 11, 2009.

To learn more and access the CCMP datasets, please visit our web portal: http://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/DATA_CATALOG/ccmpinfo.html.

If you have any comments or questions, please email us at podaac@podaac.jpl.nasa.gov.

Respectfully,
PO.DAAC User Services

References:
[1] Atlas, R., R.N. Hoffman, S.C. Bloom, J.C. Jusem, and J. Ardizzone, 1996: A multiyear global surface wind velocity dataset using SSM/I wind observations. BAMS, 77, 5, 869-882.

[2] Atlas R., Ardizzone J., Hoffman R.N., 2008: Application of satellite surface wind data to ocean wind analysis, Proc. SPIE, Vol. 7087, 70870B (2008); DOI:10.1117/12.795371.

[3] Atlas R., Hoffman R. N., Ardizzone J., Leidner S. M., Jusem J. C., 2009: Development of a new cross-calibrated, multi-platform (CCMP) ocean surface wind product. AMS 13th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)


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