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Improved Ultrahigh-Resolution Wind Retrieval for RapidScat.
- Source :
- IEEE Transactions on Geoscience & Remote Sensing; Jun2019, Vol. 57 Issue 6, p3370-3379, 10p
- Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- This paper introduces RapidScat 2.5-km ultrahigh-resolution (UHR) wind estimation and validates it in near-coastal regions. RapidScat UHR wind estimation provides finer resolution ocean wind vector fields than conventional 12.5-km level 2B (L2B) wind products at a cost of higher noise. In addition, this paper applies direction interval retrieval techniques and develops other wind processing improvements to enhance the performance of RapidScat UHR wind estimation. The new algorithm is validated with L2B wind estimates, numerical weather prediction wind products, and buoy measurements. The wind processing improvements produce more spatially consistent UHR winds that compare well with the wind products mentioned above. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- NUMERICAL weather forecasting
WINDS
VECTOR fields
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 01962892
- Volume :
- 57
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- IEEE Transactions on Geoscience & Remote Sensing
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 137270749
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1109/TGRS.2018.2884128