A high-resolution surface vector wind product for coastal oceans: Blending satellite scatterometer measurements with regional mesoscale atmospheric model simulations
Author
Chao, Yi
Li, Zhijin
Kindle, John C.
Paduan, Jeffrey D.
Chavez, Francisco P.
Date
2003Metadata
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A 2-dimensional variational method is used to blend the
satellite scatterometer measured (QuikSCAT) and regional
mesoscale atmospheric model simulated (COAMPS) surface
vector winds for coastal central California. The approach is
distinct from existing methods in that it considers errors from
both measurements and models. When compared with
independent in situ observations, the blended wind product
shows consistently higher correlation and smaller RMS
errors than QuikSCAT or COAMPS winds. The proposed
algorithm can be implemented over any part of the world
ocean. It should be a valuable tool for describing small-scale
atmospheric processes in coastal zones and for forcing highresolution
coastal ocean models.
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The article of record as published may be located at http://dx.doi.org/10.10 29/2002GL015729, 2003
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