Observational Results Pertaining to Scatterometer Interpretation

Davidson, Kenneth L.; Schacher, G. E.; Fairall, C. W.; Jarrell, Jerry D.

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“…As discussed in detail in the following section, scatterometers are designed to look at these wavelengths, in particular at the centimeter-length capillary waves. Some physical factors that influence the surface ripple field are: 1) the tangential and normal stresses at the surface, 2) the fraction of momentum transfer goiJ:tg into capillary waves, 3) the magnitude and direction of the swell, 4) ocean currents and mixing, 5) wave history, 6) hydrostatic stability (Davidson et al, 1981). The lack of~efinitive descriptions of open ocean capillary waves and their relation to the surface fluxes has hindered theoretical understanding in this area.…”

Section: Wind Stress and The Ocean Wave Spectrummentioning

confidence: 99%

Comparison study of SEASAT scatterometer and conventional wind fields

Holderied¹

1988

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Chapter 1: Introduction. Chapter 2: Background. Wind velocity and wind stress. Ocean wave spectrum and radar backscatter. Empirical U-to-aO relation.. .. . Chapter 3: SEASAT Scatterometer (SASS). SASS geophysical algorithm.. SASS performance evaluations. SASS data reprocessing. Chapter 4: Data description and handling. Objective mapping procedure Chapter 5: Results and discussion. Field statistics.. .. . Ungridded Atlas winds. Mapped Atlas winds. FNOC winds. Boxed mean differences.. Scatter plots of wind speed and direction. Difference field statistics Wind stress curl.. .. .. .

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Section: Wind Stress and The Ocean Wave Spectrummentioning

confidence: 99%

Comparison study of SEASAT scatterometer and conventional wind fields

Holderied¹

1988

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“…More recent results using more modern and more carefully calibrated instrumentation that cover a large range of wind speeds are those of Davidson, et al (1981), Dittmer (1977), Smith (1980) and Large and Pond (1981).…”

Section: Boundary Layer and Wind Stressmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Low winds are covered by Davidson, et al (1981), low and moderate winds, by Dittmer (1977) and moderate and high winds, by Smith (1980) and Large and Pond (1981).…”

Section: Boundary Layer and Wind Stressmentioning

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Synoptic Scale Wind Field Properties From The SEASAT SASS

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Sylvester

Salfi

1983

Proceedings OCEANS '83

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The dependence of wind stress on wave height and wind speed

Blake¹

1991

J. Geophys. Res.

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2l•ree near-neutral boundary layer data sets were investigated with the aim of finding a dependence of wind stress on both wind speed and significant wave height. The data set most representative of open ocean wave height, wind speed, and momentum flux conditions, was selected and analyzed by means of the least squares method to produce a new parameterization for the wind stress as a function of both wind speed and significant wave height. This study shows that the wind stress, and consequently the drag coefficient, decreases with increasing wave height for a fixed wind speed. The study also shows that the curvature of the wind profile decreases with increasing wave height and that the Co• = A + B0(10) form for the drag coefficient parameterization is inadequate. A drag coefficient that applies to both smooth and rough flows is proposed. These results are more applicable for open ocean, deep water conditions and less applicable for sheltered, closed, shallow water sites.

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Observational Results Pertaining to Scatterometer Interpretation

Cited by 5 publications

References 6 publications

Comparison study of SEASAT scatterometer and conventional wind fields

Comparison study of SEASAT scatterometer and conventional wind fields

Synoptic Scale Wind Field Properties From The SEASAT SASS

The dependence of wind stress on wave height and wind speed

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