Sea-Surface Winds in the Iceland-Faeroe Area, as Derived from the ERS-1 Scatterometer

Abstract

This report presents measurements of surface meteorological data taken during three cruises of R/V Alliance to the Iceland-Faeroe frontal area during August 1991 (NORDIC'91), March 1992 (NORDIC'92a) and October 1992 (NORDIC'92b). Wind velocity and direction, as measured at three different locations on the ship, are compared with wind information retrieved from the scatterometer of the European Remote Sensing Satellite (ERS-1). As coincident in situ and satellite measurements are relatively rare, analysed winds from the UK Meteorological Office are also used for comparison. For the satellite data, different retrieval algorithms are applied. Beside the wind vector, its horizontal derivatives (e.g. horizontal divergence and curl) are also investigated.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1994
Accession Number
AD1114956

Entities

People

  • H. H. Essen

Organizations

  • SACLANT ASW Research Centre

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Air Temperature
  • Algorithms
  • Backscattering
  • Barometric Pressure
  • Birds
  • Boundary Layer
  • Bragg Scattering
  • Grids
  • Measurement
  • Meteorology
  • Nato
  • Ocean Currents
  • Radar Cross Sections
  • Scattering
  • Scatterometers
  • Sea Level
  • Synthetic Aperture Radar
  • Wind Stress
  • Wind Velocity

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Coastal Oceanography
  • Missile Defense Systems.

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML
  • Space