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20091122 quikscat winds

Shown above is an example NOAA image of ocean wind speed from November 22, 2009, as measured from the QuikSCAT satellite. The QuikSCAT nominal mission ended on November 23, 2009. QuikSCAT was launched in 1999 and was already operating seven years beyond its design life by November 2009. Ocean surface vector wind data can be obtained still from the European ASCAT system, which provides a partial mitigation for QuikSCAT. For more information, visit the NOAA Ocean Surface Winds Team's web page.

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