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Ssm/i and ecmwf wind vector comparison
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Ashcroft, Peter D. Wentz, Frank J. |
| Copyright Year | 1996 |
| Description | Wentz was the first to convincingly show that satellite microwave radiometers have the potential to measure the oceanic wind vector. The most compelling evidence for this conclusion was the monthly wind vector maps derived solely from a statistical analysis of Special Sensor Microwave Imager (SSM/I) observations. In a qualitative sense, these maps clearly showed the general circulation over the world's oceans. In this report we take a closer look at the SSM/I monthly wind vector maps and compare them to European Center for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) wind fields. This investigation leads both to an empirical comparison of SSM/I calculated wind vectors with ECMWF wind vectors, and to an examination of possible reasons that the SSM/I calculated wind vector direction would be inherently more reliable at some locations than others. |
| File Size | 1633685 |
| Page Count | 44 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19970011173 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t0vq7vz29 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1996-12-31 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Meteorology And Climatology Microwave Radiometers Wind Direction Microwave Imagery Annual Variations Weather Forecasting Wind Velocity Marine Meteorology Wind Profiles Data Correlation Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
