Title :
Validation of SAR-derived sea surface wind products
Author :
Li, Xiaofeng ; Yang, Xiaofeng ; Pichel, William G.
Author_Institution :
IMSG at NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD, USA
Abstract :
In this paper, we performed a comparison of wind speed from synthetic aperture radar (SAR), scatterometer, moored buoys and numerical model. These comparisons were made in near U.S. coast regions. The results indicate that SAR-derived ocean surface wind speeds are as accurate as the scatterometer and model wind products.
Keywords :
atmospheric boundary layer; atmospheric techniques; oceanographic regions; remote sensing by radar; synthetic aperture radar; velocity measurement; wind; SAR data; SAR derived ocean surface wind speeds; SAR derived sea surface wind product validation; USA coastal regions; moored buoy data; numerical model data; scatterometer data; synthetic aperture radar; Radar measurements; Sea surface; Standards; Synthetic aperture radar; US Government agencies; Wind speed; SAR; buoy; scatterometer; sea surface wind;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), 2012 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1160-1
Electronic_ISBN :
2153-6996
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2012.6350854
