05-Dec-2024 |
Update of ASCAT level 1b processing. A new land mask is used to compute the Land Contamination Ratio (LCR). The main impact of this update is an improvement of the land sea mask which corrects the location of some islands and other coastlines
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06-Dec-2022 |
The ASCAT-B winds have been unavailable on 6 December between 13:06 and 20:03 UTC sensing time due to a spacecraft anomaly.
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22-Nov-2022 |
Introduction of Land Contamination Ratio in ASCAT input data. The minimum distance of winds to the coast is reduced from approximately 20 km to 10 - 15 km in the new products.
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04-Oct-2022 |
Upgrade of wind processing chain in preparation of introduction of Land Contamination Ratio in ASCAT input data. AWDP version is 3_3_01.
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03-Dec-2021 |
The ASCAT-B winds have been unavailable on 3 December between 12:30 and 16:39 UTC sensing time due to an instrument anomaly.
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29-Jun-2021 |
The ASCAT-B winds have been unavailable on 29 June between 0:51 and 4:27 UTC sensing time due to a spacecraft anomaly.
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12-Mar-2019 |
The wind products have been unavailable on 12 March between 12:09 and 17:42 UTC sensing time due to a ground segment anomaly.
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18-Jan-2019 |
The wind products have been partly unavailable on EUMETCast on 18 January between 0:00 and 10:00 UTC.
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28-Nov-2018 |
The ASCAT-B Coastal winds have been delayed and partly unavailable between 27 November 14:03 and 28 November 10:36 UTC sensing time due to an anomaly in the KNMI EUMETCast reception station.
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25-Sep-2018 |
The CMOD7 Geophysical Model Function replaces CMOD5n for wind retrieval; stress-equivalent ECMWF model background winds are used instead of real 10m winds. AWDP version is 3_2_01.
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08-Sep-2018 |
The ASCAT-B winds have been unavailable on 8 September between 12:50 and 17:30 UTC sensing time due to an instrument anomaly.
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10-Dec-2017 |
The ASCAT-B winds have been unavailable on 10 December between 10:39 and 16:30 UTC sensing time due to an anomaly in the KNMI EUMETCast reception station.
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13-Sep-2017 |
The ASCAT winds have been unavailable on 13 September between 10:57 and 16:03 UTC sensing time due to a Metop-B out of plane manoeuvre.
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14-May-2017 |
The ASCAT-B coastal winds have been unavailable between 13 May 22:42 and 14 May 1:30 UTC sensing time due to a ground segment anomaly.
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18-Mar-2017 |
The ASCAT-B coastal winds have been unavailable on 18 March between 7:39 and 11:21 UTC sensing time due to an anomaly at KNMI.
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08-Feb-2017 |
The ASCAT-B coastal winds have been unavailable on 8 February between 11:39 and 16:45 UTC sensing time due to an anomaly at KNMI.
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25-Jan-2017 |
The ASCAT-B coastal winds have been unavailable and delayed on 25 January between 12:18 and 14:30 UTC sensing time due to a ground segment anomaly.
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06-Jan-2017 |
The ASCAT-B winds have been unavailable on 6 January between 10:42 and 16:24 UTC sensing time due to an anomaly in the KNMI EUMETCast reception station.
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20-Dec-2016 |
The ASCAT-B winds have been unavailable on 20 December between 9:03 and 9:54 UTC sensing time due to a ground segment anomaly.
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22-Sep-2016 |
The ASCAT-B coastal winds have been unavailable between 21 September 18:15 and 22 September 0:54 UTC sensing time due to an anomaly in the KNMI EUMETCast reception station.
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18-Sep-2016 |
The ASCAT-B winds have been unavailable on 17 September between 12:15 and 18:51 UTC and between 17 September 20:24 and 18 September 15:09 UTC sensing time due to a power outage at KNMI.
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27-Apr-2016 |
The ASCAT winds have been unavailable on 27 April between 11:00 and 14:00 UTC sensing time due to a Metop-B out of plane manoeuvre.
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29-Mar-2016 |
The EARS 12.5 km wind products have been replaced by 12.5 km coastal wind products. AWDP version is 2_4_01.
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29-Mar-2016 |
The ASCAT winds have been unavailable on 27 March between 12:18 and 15:57 UTC sensing time due to an anomaly in the KNMI EUMETCast reception station.
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15-Oct-2015 |
The ASCAT winds have been unavailable on 15 October between 0:27 and 3:48 UTC sensing time due to a ground segment anomaly.
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22-Oct-2014 |
The ASCAT winds have been unavailable on 22 October between 11:24 and 15:30 UTC sensing time due to a Metop-B out of plane manoeuvre.
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08-Oct-2014 |
The ASCAT winds have been unavailable on 8 October between 12:48 and 16:57 UTC sensing time due to a Metop-B out of plane manoeuvre.
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09-Aug-2014 |
The ASCAT data have been unavailable on 8 August between 16:33 and 22:03 UTC sensing time for an unknown reason.
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03-Jun-2014 |
The ASCAT winds have been unavailable on 2 June between 12:08 and 16:17 UTC sensing time due to a ground segment anomaly.
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27-Mar-2014 |
The ASCAT winds have been unavailable on 26 March between 12:51 and 13:45 UTC sensing time due to an EPS ground segment anomaly.
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29-Oct-2013 |
The ASCAT data have been unavailable on 29 October, between 6:31 and 10:51 UTC sensing time.
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19-Jun-2013 |
AWDP version 2_2_01: preparation for ASCAT-B backscatter calibration change.
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03-Jun-2013 |
Historic ASCAT-B data are available from the EUMETSAT Data Centre as of 3 June 2013.
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14-May-2013 |
AWDP version 2_2_00: preparation for level 1b data format change.
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06-Feb-2013 |
The ASCAT winds have been unavailable on 6 February between 1:12 and 4:00 UTC sensing time due to an issue with the KNMI EUMETCast reception station.
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29-Nov-2012 |
The coastal wind product has been unavailable on 28 November, between 16:00 and 19:30 UTC sensing time due to a problem in the data connection between EUMETSAT and KNMI.
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14-Nov-2012 |
First development version of ASCAT-B Coastal global wind product. AWDP version is 2_1_01.
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