The analysis of wind exponents retrieved from microwave radar and radiometric measurements

Author

Trokhimovski, Yuri G. ; Irisov, Vladimir G.

Author_Institution

Lab. of Environ. Technol., NOAA, Boulder, CO, USA

Volume

38

Issue

1

fYear

2000

fDate

1/1/2000 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

470

Lastpage

479

Abstract

The analysis of the dependence of gravity-capillary spectral density on wind speed is based on near-nadir microwave radiometric measurements and VV scatterometric measurements at view angles 30°-60° from nadir obtained by different investigators in field experiments during the last 25 years. Wind exponents estimated by a symmetric-regression technique for moderate wind speed are consistent both for radiometric and scatterometric measurements. Using Donelan and Pierson´s approach, a parameterization of the exponent in the nonlinear dissipation term is derived. The results obtained can be used in model development for the purposes of microwave remote sensing of the ocean

Keywords

atmospheric techniques; meteorological radar; ocean waves; oceanographic techniques; radiometry; remote sensing; remote sensing by radar; wind; Donelan and Pierson´s approach; VV scatterometry; atmosphere; gravity-capillary spectral density; measurement technique; microwave radar; microwave radiometry; model; near-nadir microwave radiometric measurement; nonlinear dissipation term; ocean wave; parameterization; radar remote sensing; sea surface; symmetric-regression; wind; wind exponents; wind speed; Density measurement; Goniometers; Microwave measurements; Microwave radiometry; Oceans; Radar measurements; Remote sensing; Sea measurements; Velocity measurement; Wind speed;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Geoscience and Remote Sensing, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0196-2892

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/36.823942

Filename

823942