DocumentCode :
1049364
Title :
High-resolution mapping of oceanic wind fields with skywave radar
Author :
Barnum, James R. ; Maresca, Joseph W., Jr. ; Serebreny, Sidney M.
Author_Institution :
Remote Measurements Lab., SRI International, Menlo Park, CA, USA
Volume :
2
Issue :
1
fYear :
1977
fDate :
1/1/1977 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage :
128
Lastpage :
132
Abstract :
The direction of the mean surface wind field in the North Pacific Ocean was mapped on September 25 and 26, 1973, over an area of 
(km)2by OTH-B HF radar. A spatial resolution of 60 km in range and 15 km in cross range was used at points spaced by 150 km in range and 80 km in cross range. Wind directions were inferred from the upwind/downwind first-order Bragg ratio and the measure of the maximum ratio occuring for radial winds at points near each observation. Over 90 percent of the recorded data were usable for this purpose.High spatial resolution is essential to make detailed measurements of the wind speed and direction across and along an atmospheric cold front. The location of the atmospheric cold front derived from the wind field agreed well with the ESSA VIII satellite frontal location.
(km)2by OTH-B HF radar. A spatial resolution of 60 km in range and 15 km in cross range was used at points spaced by 150 km in range and 80 km in cross range. Wind directions were inferred from the upwind/downwind first-order Bragg ratio and the measure of the maximum ratio occuring for radial winds at points near each observation. Over 90 percent of the recorded data were usable for this purpose.High spatial resolution is essential to make detailed measurements of the wind speed and direction across and along an atmospheric cold front. The location of the atmospheric cold front derived from the wind field agreed well with the ESSA VIII satellite frontal location.Keywords :
HF radar; Meteorological radar; Sea surface electromagnetic scattering; Spectral analysis; Atmospheric measurements; Hafnium; Oceans; Satellites; Sea measurements; Sea surface; Spaceborne radar; Spatial resolution; Velocity measurement; Wind speed;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Oceanic Engineering, IEEE Journal of
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
0364-9059
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/JOE.1977.1145307
Filename :
1145307
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