MADIS Satellite Wind Quality Control
This page provides a detailed description of the quality control (QC) processing and data structures for the satellite wind dataset.
For a general overview of MADIS quality control, click here.
Automated Quality Control
Satellite Wind Quality Control Checks
MADIS Satellite Wind Variables with QC
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Code Name Max Level | Level 1:
Possible |
QC Level | Validity
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All Wind Products
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DD wind direction 1 X
FF wind speed 1 X
U u wind component 1 X
V v wind component 1 X
Infrared Cloud-Drift
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DDIR wind direction 1 X
FFIR wind speed 1 X
UIR u wind component 1 X
VIR v wind component 1 X
Visible Cloud-Drift
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DDVIS wind direction 1 X
FFVIS wind speed 1 X
UVIS u wind component 1 X
VVIS v wind component 1 X
Water Vapor Motion
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DDWV wind direction 1 X
FFWV wind speed 1 X
UWV u wind component 1 X
VWV v wind component 1 X
Sounder Channel 10 (7.4 um) Water Vapor Motion
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DDS10 wind direction 1 X
FFS10 wind speed 1 X
US10 u wind component 1 X
VS10 v wind component 1 X
Sounder Channel 11 (7.0 um) Water Vapor Motion
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DDS11 wind direction 1 X
FFS11 wind speed 1 X
US11 u wind component 1 X
VS11 v wind component 1 X
Last updated 16 March 2017
