{"id":1372,"date":"2015-08-28T14:24:48","date_gmt":"2015-08-28T14:24:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nwpsaf.eu\/site\/monitoring\/winds-quality-evaluation\/scatterometer-mon\/scatter-nrt-monitoring\/asat-b\/"},"modified":"2020-02-06T13:50:26","modified_gmt":"2020-02-06T13:50:26","slug":"ascat-b","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nwp-saf.eumetsat.int\/site\/monitoring\/winds-quality-evaluation\/scatterometer-mon\/scatter-nrt-monitoring\/ascat-b\/","title":{"rendered":"ASCAT-B"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\nvar number = Math.random() * 10000000000000000;\nvar images = document.querySelectorAll(\".theimage\");\nfor (var i = 0; i < images.length; i++) {\n    var image = images[i];\n    image.src += number;\n}\n<\/script><\/p>\n<h2>ASCAT-B<\/h2>\n<p> The Advanced Scatterometer (ASCAT) on-board MetOp-B was launched on September 17 2012. ASCAT is operated by EUMETSAT and like its predecessor on ERS-2, operates at a frequency in C-band (5.255 GHz) giving the instrument a near all-weather capability. Six vertically polarised (VV) radar beams, 3 either side of the spacecraft, trace out two 550 km wide swaths separated by a 670 km gap.<\/p>\n<p>ASCAT on Metop-B has been operationally assimilated into the Met Office global forecast model since 30 April 2013. <\/p>\n<p> Acknowledgements and status<br \/>\n&nbsp;&nbsp;  <b>Level 1b:<\/b> EUMETSAT <br \/>\n&nbsp;&nbsp;  <b>Level 2b:<\/b> OSI SAF (operational status) <\/p>\n<h2>Latest Data  <small>(updated every 6 hours)<\/small><\/h2>\n<table width=\"100%\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\" align=\"center\" >\n<tr>\n<td width =\" 20%\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td align=center width =\" 20%\"><font size=2><br \/><b>00 UTC<\/b><\/p>\n<p><\/font><\/td>\n<td align=center width =\" 20%\"><font size=2><br \/><b>06 UTC<\/b><\/p>\n<p><\/font><\/td>\n<td align=center width =\" 20%\"><font size=2><br \/><b>12 UTC<\/b><\/p>\n<p><\/font><\/td>\n<td align=center width =\" 20%\"><font size=2><br \/><b>18 UTC<\/b><\/p>\n<p><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr id='datacoverage'>\n<td align=center><font size=2><b>Data Coverage<\/b><\/font><\/td>\n<td align=center><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" class=\"theimage\" src=\"http:\/\/nwp-saf.eumetsat.int\/monitoring\/scatter\/ukplots\/ASCATB_globalcoverage_00.gif?number=\" onclick=\"window.open(this.src)\" style = \"cursor:pointer\"\/><\/td>\n<td align=center><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" class=\"theimage\" src=\"http:\/\/nwp-saf.eumetsat.int\/monitoring\/scatter\/ukplots\/ASCATB_globalcoverage_06.gif?number=\" onclick=\"window.open(this.src)\" style = \"cursor:pointer\"\/><\/td>\n<td align=center><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" class=\"theimage\" src=\"http:\/\/nwp-saf.eumetsat.int\/monitoring\/scatter\/ukplots\/ASCATB_globalcoverage_12.gif?number=\" onclick=\"window.open(this.src)\" style = \"cursor:pointer\"\/><\/td>\n<td align=center><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" class=\"theimage\" src=\"http:\/\/nwp-saf.eumetsat.int\/monitoring\/scatter\/ukplots\/ASCATB_globalcoverage_18.gif?number=\" onclick=\"window.open(this.src)\" style = \"cursor:pointer\"\/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr id='mapbias'>\n<td align=center><font size=2><b>Map O-B Speed Bias<\/b><\/font><\/td>\n<td align=center><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" class=\"theimage\" src=\"http:\/\/nwp-saf.eumetsat.int\/monitoring\/scatter\/ukplots\/ASCATB_globalmap_speeddiff_00.gif?number=\" onclick=\"window.open(this.src)\" style = \"cursor:pointer\"\/><\/td>\n<td align=center><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" class=\"theimage\" src=\"http:\/\/nwp-saf.eumetsat.int\/monitoring\/scatter\/ukplots\/ASCATB_globalmap_speeddiff_06.gif?number=\" onclick=\"window.open(this.src)\" style = \"cursor:pointer\"\/><\/td>\n<td align=center><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" class=\"theimage\" src=\"http:\/\/nwp-saf.eumetsat.int\/monitoring\/scatter\/ukplots\/ASCATB_globalmap_speeddiff_12.gif?number=\" onclick=\"window.open(this.src)\" style = \"cursor:pointer\"\/><\/td>\n<td align=center><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" class=\"theimage\" src=\"http:\/\/nwp-saf.eumetsat.int\/monitoring\/scatter\/ukplots\/ASCATB_globalmap_speeddiff_18.gif?number=\" onclick=\"window.open(this.src)\" style = \"cursor:pointer\"\/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr id='mapvecdiff'>\n<td align=center><font size=2><b>Map O-B Vector Difference<\/b><\/font><\/td>\n<td align=center><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" class=\"theimage\" src=\"http:\/\/nwp-saf.eumetsat.int\/monitoring\/scatter\/ukplots\/ASCATB_globalmap_vecdiff_00.gif?number=\" onclick=\"window.open(this.src)\" style = \"cursor:pointer\"\/><\/td>\n<td align=center><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" class=\"theimage\" src=\"http:\/\/nwp-saf.eumetsat.int\/monitoring\/scatter\/ukplots\/ASCATB_globalmap_vecdiff_06.gif?number=\" onclick=\"window.open(this.src)\" style = \"cursor:pointer\"\/><\/td>\n<td align=center><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" class=\"theimage\" src=\"http:\/\/nwp-saf.eumetsat.int\/monitoring\/scatter\/ukplots\/ASCATB_globalmap_vecdiff_12.gif?number=\" onclick=\"window.open(this.src)\" style = \"cursor:pointer\"\/><\/td>\n<td align=center><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" class=\"theimage\" src=\"http:\/\/nwp-saf.eumetsat.int\/monitoring\/scatter\/ukplots\/ASCATB_globalmap_vecdiff_18.gif?number=\" onclick=\"window.open(this.src)\" style = \"cursor:pointer\"\/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr id='mapobspeed'>\n<td align=center><font size=2><b>Map Observed Speed<\/b><\/font><\/td>\n<td align=center><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" class=\"theimage\" src=\"http:\/\/nwp-saf.eumetsat.int\/monitoring\/scatter\/ukplots\/ASCATB_globalmap_obspeed_00.gif?number=\" onclick=\"window.open(this.src)\" style = \"cursor:pointer\"\/><\/td>\n<td align=center><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" class=\"theimage\" src=\"http:\/\/nwp-saf.eumetsat.int\/monitoring\/scatter\/ukplots\/ASCATB_globalmap_obspeed_06.gif?number=\" onclick=\"window.open(this.src)\" style = \"cursor:pointer\"\/><\/td>\n<td align=center><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" class=\"theimage\" src=\"http:\/\/nwp-saf.eumetsat.int\/monitoring\/scatter\/ukplots\/ASCATB_globalmap_obspeed_12.gif?number=\" onclick=\"window.open(this.src)\" style = \"cursor:pointer\"\/><\/td>\n<td align=center><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" class=\"theimage\" src=\"http:\/\/nwp-saf.eumetsat.int\/monitoring\/scatter\/ukplots\/ASCATB_globalmap_obspeed_18.gif?number=\" onclick=\"window.open(this.src)\" style = \"cursor:pointer\"\/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr id='mapbgspeed'>\n<td align=center><font size=2><b>Map Background Speed<\/b><\/font><\/td>\n<td align=center><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" class=\"theimage\" src=\"http:\/\/nwp-saf.eumetsat.int\/monitoring\/scatter\/ukplots\/ASCATB_globalmap_bgspeed_00.gif?number=\" onclick=\"window.open(this.src)\" style = \"cursor:pointer\"\/><\/td>\n<td align=center><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" class=\"theimage\" src=\"http:\/\/nwp-saf.eumetsat.int\/monitoring\/scatter\/ukplots\/ASCATB_globalmap_bgspeed_06.gif?number=\" onclick=\"window.open(this.src)\" style = \"cursor:pointer\"\/><\/td>\n<td align=center><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" class=\"theimage\" src=\"http:\/\/nwp-saf.eumetsat.int\/monitoring\/scatter\/ukplots\/ASCATB_globalmap_bgspeed_12.gif?number=\" onclick=\"window.open(this.src)\" style = \"cursor:pointer\"\/><\/td>\n<td align=center><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" class=\"theimage\" src=\"http:\/\/nwp-saf.eumetsat.int\/monitoring\/scatter\/ukplots\/ASCATB_globalmap_bgspeed_18.gif?number=\" onclick=\"window.open(this.src)\" style = \"cursor:pointer\"\/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tr>\n<tr id='densityspd'>\n<td align=center><font size=2><b>Speed 2D Histogram<\/b><\/font><\/td>\n<td align=center><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" class=\"theimage\" src=\"http:\/\/nwp-saf.eumetsat.int\/monitoring\/scatter\/ukplots\/ASCATB_globaldensity_spd_00.gif?number=\" onclick=\"window.open(this.src)\" style = \"cursor:pointer\"\/><\/td>\n<td align=center><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" class=\"theimage\" src=\"http:\/\/nwp-saf.eumetsat.int\/monitoring\/scatter\/ukplots\/ASCATB_globaldensity_spd_06.gif?number=\" onclick=\"window.open(this.src)\" style = \"cursor:pointer\"\/><\/td>\n<td align=center><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" class=\"theimage\" src=\"http:\/\/nwp-saf.eumetsat.int\/monitoring\/scatter\/ukplots\/ASCATB_globaldensity_spd_12.gif?number=\" onclick=\"window.open(this.src)\" style = \"cursor:pointer\"\/><\/td>\n<td align=center><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" class=\"theimage\" src=\"http:\/\/nwp-saf.eumetsat.int\/monitoring\/scatter\/ukplots\/ASCATB_globaldensity_spd_18.gif?number=\" onclick=\"window.open(this.src)\" style = \"cursor:pointer\"\/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr id='densitydir'>\n<td align=center><font size=2><b>Direction 2D Histogram<\/b><\/font><\/td>\n<td align=center><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" class=\"theimage\" src=\"http:\/\/nwp-saf.eumetsat.int\/monitoring\/scatter\/ukplots\/ASCATB_globaldensity_dir_00.gif?number=\" onclick=\"window.open(this.src)\" style = \"cursor:pointer\"\/><\/td>\n<td align=center><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" class=\"theimage\" src=\"http:\/\/nwp-saf.eumetsat.int\/monitoring\/scatter\/ukplots\/ASCATB_globaldensity_dir_06.gif?number=\" onclick=\"window.open(this.src)\" style = \"cursor:pointer\"\/><\/td>\n<td align=center><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" class=\"theimage\" src=\"http:\/\/nwp-saf.eumetsat.int\/monitoring\/scatter\/ukplots\/ASCATB_globaldensity_dir_12.gif?number=\" onclick=\"window.open(this.src)\" style = \"cursor:pointer\"\/><\/td>\n<td align=center><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" class=\"theimage\" src=\"http:\/\/nwp-saf.eumetsat.int\/monitoring\/scatter\/ukplots\/ASCATB_globaldensity_dir_18.gif?number=\" onclick=\"window.open(this.src)\" style = \"cursor:pointer\"\/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr id='nodespd'>\n<td align=center><font size=2><b>O-B Speed Bias <br \/>By Crosstrack Cell<\/b><\/font><\/td>\n<td align=center><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" class=\"theimage\" src=\"http:\/\/nwp-saf.eumetsat.int\/monitoring\/scatter\/ukplots\/ASCATB_globalnode_spd_00.gif?number=\" onclick=\"window.open(this.src)\" style = \"cursor:pointer\"\/><\/td>\n<td align=center><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" class=\"theimage\" src=\"http:\/\/nwp-saf.eumetsat.int\/monitoring\/scatter\/ukplots\/ASCATB_globalnode_spd_06.gif?number=\" onclick=\"window.open(this.src)\" style = \"cursor:pointer\"\/><\/td>\n<td align=center><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" class=\"theimage\" src=\"http:\/\/nwp-saf.eumetsat.int\/monitoring\/scatter\/ukplots\/ASCATB_globalnode_spd_12.gif?number=\" onclick=\"window.open(this.src)\" style = \"cursor:pointer\"\/><\/td>\n<td align=center><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" class=\"theimage\" src=\"http:\/\/nwp-saf.eumetsat.int\/monitoring\/scatter\/ukplots\/ASCATB_globalnode_spd_18.gif?number=\" onclick=\"window.open(this.src)\" style = \"cursor:pointer\"\/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr id='nodedir'>\n<td align=center><font size=2><b>O-B Direction Bias <br \/>By Crosstrack Cell<\/b><\/font><\/td>\n<td align=center><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" class=\"theimage\" src=\"http:\/\/nwp-saf.eumetsat.int\/monitoring\/scatter\/ukplots\/ASCATB_globalnode_dir_00.gif?number=\" onclick=\"window.open(this.src)\" style = \"cursor:pointer\"\/><\/td>\n<td align=center><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" class=\"theimage\" src=\"http:\/\/nwp-saf.eumetsat.int\/monitoring\/scatter\/ukplots\/ASCATB_globalnode_dir_06.gif?number=\" onclick=\"window.open(this.src)\" style = \"cursor:pointer\"\/><\/td>\n<td align=center><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" class=\"theimage\" src=\"http:\/\/nwp-saf.eumetsat.int\/monitoring\/scatter\/ukplots\/ASCATB_globalnode_dir_12.gif?number=\" onclick=\"window.open(this.src)\" style = \"cursor:pointer\"\/><\/td>\n<td align=center><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" class=\"theimage\" src=\"http:\/\/nwp-saf.eumetsat.int\/monitoring\/scatter\/ukplots\/ASCATB_globalnode_dir_18.gif?number=\" onclick=\"window.open(this.src)\" style = \"cursor:pointer\"\/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Last 30 days  <small>(updated once per day)<\/small><\/h2>\n<table width=\"100%\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\" align=\"center\" >\n<tr>\n<td align=center width =\" 20%\"><font size=2><b>Time Series I<\/b><\/font><\/td>\n<td align=center><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" class=\"theimage\" src=\"http:\/\/nwp-saf.eumetsat.int\/monitoring\/scatter\/ukplots\/ASCATB_globalts_month.gif?number=\" onclick=\"window.open(this.src)\" style = \"cursor:pointer\"\/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=center width =\" 20%\"><font size=2><b>Time Series II<\/b><\/font><\/td>\n<td align=center><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" class=\"theimage\" src=\"http:\/\/nwp-saf.eumetsat.int\/monitoring\/scatter\/ukplots\/ASCATB_globalts2_month.gif?number=\" onclick=\"window.open(this.src)\" style = \"cursor:pointer\"\/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ASCAT-B The Advanced Scatterometer (ASCAT) on-board MetOp-B was launched on September 17 2012. ASCAT is operated by EUMETSAT and like its predecessor on ERS-2, operates at a frequency in C-band (5.255 GHz) giving the instrument a near all-weather capability. Six vertically polarised (VV) radar beams, 3 either side of the spacecraft, trace out two 550 km wide swaths separated by a 670 km gap. ASCAT on Metop-B has been operationally assimilated into the Met Office global forecast model since 30 April 2013. Acknowledgements and status &nbsp;&nbsp; Level 1b: EUMETSAT &nbsp;&nbsp; Level 2b: OSI SAF (operational status) Latest Data (updated every [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":1363,"menu_order":97,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1372","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nwp-saf.eumetsat.int\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1372","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nwp-saf.eumetsat.int\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nwp-saf.eumetsat.int\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nwp-saf.eumetsat.int\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nwp-saf.eumetsat.int\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1372"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nwp-saf.eumetsat.int\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1372\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nwp-saf.eumetsat.int\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1363"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nwp-saf.eumetsat.int\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1372"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}