Description: Ocean surface wind speed over the globe on 1 January 2009 as measured by QuikScat using the Level 2B Ocean Wind Vectors in 12.5km Slice Composites Version 4.0 dataset produced by the QuikScat Project at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). Access to these data may be obtained by visiting: https://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/dataset/QSCAT_LEVEL_2B_OWV_COMP_12_KUSST_LCRES_4.0. To learn more about QuikScat, please visit: https://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/QuikSCAT

Credit: JPL/PO.DAAC