Title :
Detection and characterization of diurnal winds using QuikScat data
Author :
Smith, Deborah K. ; Wentz, Frank J. ; Mears, Carl A.
Author_Institution :
Remote Sensing Syst., Santa Rosa, CA, USA
Abstract :
Analysis of SeaWinds Scatterometer data show coastal regions exhibiting a greater than 5 m/s wind speed difference between averaged morning (ascending) and evening (descending) observations. This diurnal wind variability is strongest at several Indian Ocean locations including Madagascar, northern Australia, and Sri Lanka, as well as the west coast of South America and on the Pacific Coast of Central America. Two of these regions are discussed here in greater detail.
Keywords :
atmospheric techniques; meteorological radar; remote sensing by radar; spaceborne radar; wind; Australia; Chile; Indian Ocean; Madagascar; Pacific Ocean; QuikScat; SeaWinds Scatterometer; South Pacific; Sri Lanka; Timor Sea; boundary layer; coastal regions; diurnal variation; marine atmosphere; measurement technique; meteorological radar; radar remote sensing; radar scatterometry; spaceborne radar; surface wind; Oceans; Radar measurements; Rain; Remote sensing; Sampling methods; Sea measurements; Sea surface; Surface topography; Surface waves; Wind speed;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2002. IGARSS '02. 2002 IEEE International
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7536-X
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2002.1025655
