Title :
A New Method for Improving Scatterometer Wind Quality Control
Author :
Portabella, M. ; Stoffelen, A. ; Verhoef, A. ; Verspeek, J.
Author_Institution :
Unidad de Tecnol. Marina (UTM), Consejo Super. de Investig. Cientificas (CSIC), Barcelona, Spain
fDate :
7/1/2012 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
An important part of the scatterometer wind data processing is the quality control (QC). This letter shows the implementation of a new scatterometer QC procedure, based on a comprehensive analysis of the wind inversion residual, which significantly improves the effectiveness of the wind data QC. The method is applied on the Advanced Scatterometer onboard the EUMETSAT Polar System (EPS) Metop-A satellite but is generic and can therefore be applied to any scatterometer system.
Keywords :
atmospheric techniques; data analysis; inverse problems; quality control; wind; EUMETSAT polar system Metop-A satellite; advanced scatterometer onboard; comprehensive analysis; scatterometer quality control procedure; scatterometer system; scatterometer wind data processing; scatterometer wind quality control; wind inversion residual analysis; Extraterrestrial measurements; Maximum likelihood estimation; Radar measurements; Sea measurements; Spaceborne radar; Wind; Geophysical inverse problems; geophysical measurements; quality control; radar data processing; remote sensing;
Journal_Title :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LGRS.2011.2175435
