Measurements of Ocean Surface Wind Speed With the Special Sensor Microwave/Imager (SSM/I)

Abstract

An improved algorithm which can be used to estimate ocean surface wind speed from radiometric data collected by the Defense Meteorological Space Program's (DMSP) Special Sensor Microwave/Imager (SSM/I) is proposed. As compared to the previous DMSP wind speed algorithm, retrievals of the improved algorithm are unbiased under a wider range of weather conditions. The improved algorithm also calculates accuracy flags which indicate the specific accuracy of each wind speed retrieval. A retrieval accuracy of better than 2 m/s for over 85% of the global wind speed measurements can be expected.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 26, 1991
Accession Number
ADA241318

Entities

People

  • C. T. Swift
  • M. A. Goodberlet

Organizations

  • University of Massachusetts Amherst

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Accuracy
  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Algorithms
  • Atmospheres
  • Atmospheric Sciences
  • Brightness
  • Calibration
  • Data Sets
  • Databases
  • Detectors
  • Latitude
  • Measurement
  • Microwaves
  • Standards
  • Tropical Regions

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Remote Sensing.

Technology Areas

  • Space