Title :
Comparison between QuikSCAT and altimeter wind speed measurements
Author :
Queffeulou, P. ; Bentamy, A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. d´´Oceanogr. Spatiale, IFREMER, Plouzane, France
Abstract :
Collocated measurements from SeaWinds scatterometer on board the NASA QuikSCAT satellite, and from TOPEX and ERS-2 altimeters are presented. Some wind speed differences are observed and analyzed in terms of wind speed range, of the particular geometry due to the new rotating beam concept of QuikSCAT, and of significant wave height
Keywords :
atmospheric techniques; meteorological radar; remote sensing by radar; spaceborne radar; wind; ERS-2; QuikSCAT; SeaWinds scatterometer; TOPEX; marine atmosphere; measurement technique; meteorological radar; ocean wave; radar altimetry method; radar remote sensing; radar scatterometry; rotating beam; satellite remote sensing; significant wave height; spaceborne radar; wind; wind speed; Antenna measurements; Extraterrestrial measurements; Geophysical measurements; NASA; Radar measurements; Satellites; Sea measurements; Sea surface; Velocity measurement; Wind speed;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2000. Proceedings. IGARSS 2000. IEEE 2000 International
Conference_Location :
Honolulu, HI
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6359-0
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2000.860488
