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Relationship between SAR-Derived Wind Vectors and Wind at 10-m Height Represented by a Mesoscale Model.
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Monthly Weather Review . May2006, Vol. 134 Issue 5, p1505-1517. 13p. 5 Diagrams, 2 Charts, 7 Graphs. - Publication Year :
- 2006
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Abstract
- Wind vectors over the ocean were extracted from a large number of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) images from the European Remote Sensing Satellites (ERS-1 and ERS-2). The wind directions are inferred from the orientation of wind streaks that are imaged by the SAR, while the wind speeds are retrieved by inversion of the C-band model CMOD4. The derived wind directions and speeds were compared to wind vectors from the numerical Regional Model (REMO) that are available hourly on a 55-km grid. The large number of comparisons and independent weather situations allowed for an analysis of subsets that are classified by SAR-derived wind speed. A strong decrease of the standard deviation of directional differences with increasing wind speed was found. Biases of directional differences depend on SAR wind speed as well. Furthermore, the influence of the temporal difference between SAR overflight and model and an automatic image filtering on the directional error is demonstrated. Overall, reasonable fields of wind vectors were extracted from SAR imagery in 70 of 80 cases. These fields provide valuable information for validation of numerical models of the atmosphere and case studies of coastal wind fields. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *WINDS
*SYNTHETIC aperture radar
*OCEAN
*REMOTE sensing
*WIND speed
*IMAGING systems
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00270644
- Volume :
- 134
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Monthly Weather Review
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 20778977
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1175/MWR3134.1