DocumentCode
2104177
Title
Detection and characterization of diurnal winds using QuikScat data
Author
Smith, Deborah K. ; Wentz, Frank J. ; Mears, Carl A.
Author_Institution
Remote Sensing Syst., Santa Rosa, CA, USA
Volume
2
fYear
2002
fDate
2002
Firstpage
735
Abstract
Analysis of SeaWinds Scatterometer data show coastal regions exhibiting a greater than 5 m/s wind speed difference between averaged morning (ascending) and evening (descending) observations. This diurnal wind variability is strongest at several Indian Ocean locations including Madagascar, northern Australia, and Sri Lanka, as well as the west coast of South America and on the Pacific Coast of Central America. Two of these regions are discussed here in greater detail.
Keywords
atmospheric techniques; meteorological radar; remote sensing by radar; spaceborne radar; wind; Australia; Chile; Indian Ocean; Madagascar; Pacific Ocean; QuikScat; SeaWinds Scatterometer; South Pacific; Sri Lanka; Timor Sea; boundary layer; coastal regions; diurnal variation; marine atmosphere; measurement technique; meteorological radar; radar remote sensing; radar scatterometry; spaceborne radar; surface wind; Oceans; Radar measurements; Rain; Remote sensing; Sampling methods; Sea measurements; Sea surface; Surface topography; Surface waves; Wind speed;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2002. IGARSS '02. 2002 IEEE International
Print_ISBN
0-7803-7536-X
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IGARSS.2002.1025655
Filename
1025655
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