Analysis of wind satellite measurements during the SEMAPHORE experiment

Author

Tournadre, J. ; Queffeulou, P. ; Abdellaoui, R.

Author_Institution

Centre de Brest, Inst. Francais de Recherches pour l´´Exploitation de la Mer, Plouzane, France

Volume

3

fYear

1994

fDate

13-16 Sep 1994

Abstract

During the SEMAPHORE experiment Intensive Observation Period (October and November 1993) several sets of wind measurements were performed in the Azores-Madeira region (31°30´N, 36°00´N, 20°30´W, 26°00´W). Different instruments were used on board aircraft, ships and buoys. Particular attention was paid to measurements across the oceanic thermal front associated with the Azores current. During this period the region was regularly overflown by the ERS-1 and TOPEX-Poseidon satellite. This paper presents an analysis of the satellite wind measurement during this period with an emphasis on the altimeter wind speed model

Keywords

meteorological radar; radar altimetry; remote sensing; remote sensing by radar; wind; 13.6 GHz; 13.8 GHz; 5.3 GHz; AD 1993 10 to 11; Atlantic Ocean; Azores current; Azores-Madeira region; ERS-1; Intensive Observation Period; SEMAPHORE experiment; TOPEX-Poseidon satellite; aircraft borne instruments; altimeter wind speed model; instrumented buoys; oceanic thermal front; satellite wind measurement analysis; ship borne instruments; Aircraft; Current measurement; Instruments; Marine vehicles; Particle measurements; Performance evaluation; Satellites; Sea measurements; Velocity measurement; Wind speed;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

OCEANS '94. 'Oceans Engineering for Today's Technology and Tomorrow's Preservation.' Proceedings

Conference_Location

Brest

Print_ISBN

0-7803-2056-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/OCEANS.1994.364226

Filename

364226