A Geophysical Model Function for S‐Band Reflectometry of Ocean Surface Winds in Tropical Cyclones

Zhang, Han; Garrison, James L.; Wijekularatne, Rozaine; Warnecke, James

doi:10.1029/2019gl082730

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A Geophysical Model Function for S‐Band Reflectometry of Ocean Surface Winds in Tropical Cyclones

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2019
By: Zhang, Han ; Garrison, James L. ; Wijekularatne, Rozaine
Source: Geophysical Research Letters, 46(16), 9843-9850

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Journal Title:

Geophysical Research Letters
Personal Author:

Zhang, Han ; Garrison, James L. ; Wijekularatne, Rozaine ; Warnecke, James
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OMAO (Office of Marine and Aviation Operations)
Description:

Ocean surface wind remote sensing using reflectometry measurements from S-band (2.3 GHz) digital communication satellite transmissions is demonstrat ed in tropical cyclones. Twelve days of airborne data were collected during the 2014 Atlantic hurricane season. An empirical model function, relating the sensed ocean surface mean square slope to wind speed, was first developed by fitting mean square slope estimates to comparison wind speed data from the Stepped Frequency Microwave Radiometeron the same aircraft and wind direction data from the Hurricane Weather Research and Forecasting model. This model function was then applied for wind speed retrievals using an independent set of reflectometry measurements and validated against four data sources: Stepped Frequency MicrowaveRadiometer, the Hurricane Weather Research and Forecasting model, dropsondes, and flight-level winds.
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- General Earth and Planetary Sciences
- Geophysics
Source:

Geophysical Research Letters, 46(16), 9843-9850
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https://doi.org/10.1029/2019gl082730
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0094-8276 ; 1944-8007
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American Geophysical Union (AGU)
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