Comparisons of Wind and Wave Models with GEOSAT (Geodesy Satellite)

Abstract

Analyses from the U.S. Navy's operational wind and wave models were compared to similar outputs from foreign and domestic agencies. Model outputs were ranked by agreement with satellite wind and wave observations for two days. The Navy's wave model ranked high on both days, but the Navy's wind model did not. Keywords: Ocean measurements; Wind models; Wave models.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1987
Accession Number
ADA191962

Entities

People

  • D. L. Burns
  • R. D. Broome
  • R. L. Pickett

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Sensors
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Availability
  • Classification
  • Coastal Regions
  • Domestic
  • Errors
  • Measurement
  • Mississippi
  • Netherlands
  • Ocean Waves
  • Oceans
  • Regions
  • Security
  • Standards
  • Statistics
  • Weather Forecasting

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Economics
  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers

Technology Areas

  • Space