A correlation study of wind speed as measured by the Special Sensor Microwave Imager and the Geosat Altimeter.
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Authors
Lilly, James E.
Subjects
SSM/I
GEOSAT
remote sensing
wind speed
GEOSAT
remote sensing
wind speed
Advisors
Nystuen, Jeffrey A.
Goroch, Andreas K.
Date of Issue
1989-09
Date
September 1989
Publisher
Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
Language
en_US
Abstract
Wind speed data is routinely acquired at the FLEET NUMERICAL
OCEANOGRAPHIC CENTER (FNOC) in near real time from the SPECIAL SENSOR
MICROWAVE/IMAGER (SSM/I), on board the DEFENSE METEOROLOGICAL
SATELLITE PROGRAM (DMSP) satellite and the RADAR ALTIMETER on board the
GEOSAT satellite. A correlation study is made of the SSM/I and ALTIMETER wind
speed data using five data sets from areas where the DMSP satellite had crossed within
1.1 hours of the GEOSAT satellite. Regions of ocean where the atmosphere was free
of cloud water and precipitation have a high correlation of approximately 0.995, while
areas with precipitation and cloud water have very poor correlation. Areas of high
water vapor content do not appear to adversely affect the high correlation between the
SSM/I and ALTIMETER measured wind speeds.
Type
Thesis
Description
Series/Report No
Department
Oceanography
Organization
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
Identifiers
NPS Report Number
Sponsors
Funder
Format
73 p.
Citation
Distribution Statement
Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
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This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.