Title :
The Influence of Air Density on Scatterometer Retrievals of Surface Turbulent Stress
Author :
Bourassa, Mark A. ; Weissman, David E.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Meteorol., Florida State Univ., Tallahassee, FL
Abstract :
There has long been speculation that scatterometers respond to surface stress rather than wind; however, all previous efforts to demonstrate this suggestion have had negative results. Previous efforts have focused on wave-related changes in stress. Herein, the dependence of stress on near surface air density is examined. The biases expected for such a dependency are found in data similar to those used to calibrate the QuikSCAT (QSCAT) scatterometer.
Keywords :
remote sensing; wind; QSCAT scatterometer retrievals; QuikSCAT; atmospheric humidity; atmospheric temperatures; equivalent neutral winds; near surface air density; surface pressure; surface turbulent stress; wave characteristics; wave-related changes; wind; Calibration; Friction; Kinematics; Ocean temperature; Radar measurements; Rough surfaces; Sea surface; Stress; Surface waves; Wind speed; QSCAT; equivalent-neutral; stress; wind;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2008. IGARSS 2008. IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2807-6
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2808-3
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2008.4778998
