Title :
Use of a global wave model to correct altimeter sea level estimates
Author :
Feng, H. ; Vandemark, D. ; Chapron, B. ; Beckley, B.
Author_Institution :
Center for Atmos. Sci., Hampton Univ., VA, USA
Abstract :
The study reports an assessment of global ocean wave model (Wavewatch III) outputs using altimeter algorithms wave statistics at global and regional scales. The focus is upon the sensitivity if the modeled wave moments to two distinct types of wind forcing fields, one from the NCEP atmospheric model analysis and the other from a blended product combining NCEP with scatterometer winds (QuickSCAT).
Keywords :
height measurement; ocean waves; oceanographic techniques; remote sensing; wind; NCEP atmospheric model analysis; QuickSCAT; Wavewatch III; altimeter sea level estimate; global ocean wave model; scatterometer winds; wave moments; wave statistics; wind forcing; Amplitude modulation; Atmospheric modeling; Atmospheric waves; Extraterrestrial measurements; Ocean waves; Radar measurements; Sea level; Sea measurements; Sea surface; Statistics;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2004. IGARSS '04. Proceedings. 2004 IEEE International
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8742-2
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2004.1369868
