DocumentCode
484013
Title
The Influence of Air Density on Scatterometer Retrievals of Surface Turbulent Stress
Author
Bourassa, Mark A. ; Weissman, David E.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Meteorol., Florida State Univ., Tallahassee, FL
Volume
2
fYear
2008
fDate
7-11 July 2008
Abstract
There has long been speculation that scatterometers respond to surface stress rather than wind; however, all previous efforts to demonstrate this suggestion have had negative results. Previous efforts have focused on wave-related changes in stress. Herein, the dependence of stress on near surface air density is examined. The biases expected for such a dependency are found in data similar to those used to calibrate the QuikSCAT (QSCAT) scatterometer.
Keywords
remote sensing; wind; QSCAT scatterometer retrievals; QuikSCAT; atmospheric humidity; atmospheric temperatures; equivalent neutral winds; near surface air density; surface pressure; surface turbulent stress; wave characteristics; wave-related changes; wind; Calibration; Friction; Kinematics; Ocean temperature; Radar measurements; Rough surfaces; Sea surface; Stress; Surface waves; Wind speed; QSCAT; equivalent-neutral; stress; wind;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2008. IGARSS 2008. IEEE International
Conference_Location
Boston, MA
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-2807-6
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-4244-2808-3
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IGARSS.2008.4778998
Filename
4778998
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