This follow-up announcement is meant to clear up a potential cause for
confusion as to the distinction between the dataset announced in the most
recent QuikSCAT L2B Version 3 public release compared to what was once made
available at this “preview” FTP location: ftp://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/allData/quikscat/preview/.
The data from the “preview” FTP location is identical to the data
at the publicly released location: ftp://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/allData/quikscat/L2B12/v3/.
The “preview” FTP location was never publicly announced and was
primarily meant for experienced data users who wished to gain quick access to
the Version 3 L2B data without the need for user support.
The publicly announced release of the Version 3 L2B data comes with full user
support, documentation, and read software.
In summary, the Version 3 L2B data from the “preview” FTP
location has been permanently migrated to the new location mentioned above
and is no longer accessible at the “preview” FTP location.
For those users who may have been impacted, we apologize for any
inconvenience this may have caused.
Should you have any questions or concerns, please contact us at: podaac@podaac.jpl.nasa.gov