Title :
Determination of the near ocean surface wind speed by altimeter data: the first results
Author :
Karaev, Vladimir ; Kanevsky, Mikhail
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Appl. Phys., Acad. of Sci., Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
Abstract :
The further theoretical consideration of the normalized radar cross section dependence on the sea state parameters (wind speed, wave development stage and “mixed” sea) at normal incidence is carried out. A new theoretical algorithm for wind speed retrieval using independent altimeter measurements of the cross section and significant wave height is analyzed. Estimates of the precision of the new algorithm precision are made
Keywords :
atmospheric boundary layer; atmospheric techniques; meteorological radar; radar cross-sections; remote sensing by radar; wind; marine atmosphere; measurement technique; meteorological radar; near ocean surface wind speed; normalized radar cross section dependence; radar altimetry; radar remote sensing; radar scattering theory; sea state parameters; theoretical algorithm; wind speed; wind speed retrieval; Algorithm design and analysis; Electromagnetic measurements; Electromagnetic scattering; Oceans; Radar cross section; Sea measurements; Sea surface; Surface waves; Velocity measurement; Wind speed;
Conference_Titel :
Mathematical Methods in Electromagnetic Theory, 1996., 6th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Lviv
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3291-1
DOI :
10.1109/MMET.1996.565758
