WindSat Applications for Weather Forecasters and Data Assimilation

Abstract

This paper examines WindSat wind retrievals from two perspectives. The first is a statistical analysis, comparing both WindSat and QuikSCAT to model output. The second is an analysis geared toward weather forecasters based on individual case studies.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 25, 2005
Accession Number
ADA453475

Entities

People

  • James Goerss
  • Jeffrey Hawkins
  • Joseph Turk
  • Paul S Chang
  • Thomas Lee
  • Zorana Jelenak

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Aircraft Carriers
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Assimilation
  • Case Studies
  • Cloud Cover
  • Clouds
  • Cold Fronts
  • Contamination
  • Detectors
  • Military Research
  • Observation
  • Sea Surface Temperature
  • Standards
  • Surface Temperature
  • Wind
  • Wind Direction

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Remote Sensing.
  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology