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Author Lombardi, K. C. url  openurl
  Title Resolving the Diurnal and Synoptic Variance of Scatterometer Vector Wind Observations Type $loc['typeManuscript']
  Year 2004 Publication Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume Issue Pages  
  Keywords Rotary Spectra, Least Squares Regression, QSCAT, Midori2, Oceanic Winds  
  Abstract Scatterometer observations of vector winds are used to examine the amplitudes of synoptic and diurnal cycles. Scatterometers have the advantage of providing global coverage over water; however, irregular temporal sampling complicates the analyses. A least squares technique is used in determination of the amplitudes and phases of the diurnal and synoptic cycles on spatial scales of 5°, 15°, and 30°. In open ocean areas and regions with sufficient open water, the magnitudes of the diurnal and synoptic cycles are 1.0 ms-1 and 3.5ms-1, respectively. Diurnal amplitudes are highest in the polar regions and close to land surfaces due to sea breeze effects. The fraction of variance explained by the diurnal cycle is greatest near the equator. Synoptic amplitudes are consistently larger downwind of land from storm tracks and in the southern polar region as the time analyzed is during the southern winter season.  
  Address Department of Meteorology  
  Corporate Author Thesis $loc['Master's thesis']  
  Publisher Florida State University Place of Publication Tallahassee, FL Editor  
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  Funding NASA, OSU Approved $loc['no']  
  Call Number COAPS @ mfield @ Serial 624  
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Author May, J url  openurl
  Title Quantifying Variance Due to Temporal and Spatial Difference Between Ship and Satellite Winds Type $loc['typeManuscript']
  Year 2010 Publication Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume Issue Pages  
  Keywords QuikSCAT, Winds, SAMOS, Error variance, Collocation  
  Abstract Ocean vector winds measured by the SeaWinds scatterometer onboard the QuikSCAT satellite can be validated with in situ data. Ideally the comparison in situ data would be collocated in both time and space to the satellite overpass; however, this is rarely the case because of the time sampling interval of the in situ data and the sparseness of data. To compensate for the lack of ideal collocations, in situ data that are within a certain time and space range of the satellite overpass are used for comparisons. To determine the total amount of random observational error, additional uncertainty from the temporal and spatial difference must be considered along with the uncertainty associated with the data sets. The purpose of this study is to quantify the amount of error associated with the two data sets, as well as the amount of error associated with the temporal and/or spatial difference between two observations. The variance associated with a temporal difference between two observations is initially examined in an idealized case that includes only Shipboard Automated Meteorological and Oceanographic System (SAMOS) one-minute data. Temporal differences can be translated into spatial differences by using Taylor's hypothesis. The results show that as the time difference increases, the amount of variance increases. Higher wind speeds are also associated with a larger amount of variance. Collocated SeaWinds and SAMOS observations are used to determine the total variance associated with a temporal (equivalent) difference from 0 to 60 minutes. If the combined temporal and spatial difference is less than 25 minutes (equivalent), the variance associated with the temporal and spatial difference is offset by the observational errors, which are approximately 1.0 m2s-2 for wind speeds between 4 and 7 ms-1 and approximately 1.5 m2s-2 for wind speeds between 7 and 12 ms-1. If the combined temporal and spatial difference is greater than 25 minutes (equivalent), then the variance associated with the temporal and spatial difference is no longer offset by the variance associated with observational error in the data sets; therefore, the total variance gradually increases as the time difference increases.  
  Address Department of Earth Ocean and Atmospheric Science  
  Corporate Author Thesis $loc['Master's thesis']  
  Publisher Florida State University Place of Publication Tallahassee, FL Editor  
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  Funding Approved $loc['no']  
  Call Number COAPS @ mfield @ Serial 575  
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Author Nguyen, T. T. url  openurl
  Title Variability of Cross-Slope Flow in the Desoto Canyon Region Type $loc['typeManuscript']
  Year 2014 Publication Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume Issue Pages  
  Keywords cross-slope flow; DeSoto Canyon region; Loop Current's impact; mesoscale circulation; upwelling and downwelling; wind-driven upwelling  
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  Address Department of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Science  
  Corporate Author Thesis $loc['Master's thesis']  
  Publisher Florida State University Place of Publication Tallahassee, FL Editor  
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  Funding Approved $loc['no']  
  Call Number COAPS @ mfield @ Serial 167  
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Author Nof, D.; Jia, Y.; Chassignet, E.; Bozec, A. url  doi
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  Title Fast Wind-Induced Migration of Leddies in the South China Sea Type $loc['typeJournal Article']
  Year 2011 Publication Journal of Physical Oceanography Abbreviated Journal J. Phys. Oceanogr.  
  Volume 41 Issue 9 Pages 1683-1693  
  Keywords Eddies; Seas; gulfs; bays; Wind stress; Numerical analysis/modeling; Monsoons  
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  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN 0022-3670 ISBN Medium  
  Area Expedition Conference  
  Funding Approved $loc['no']  
  Call Number COAPS @ mfield @ Serial 324  
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Author Nyadjro, E.S.; Jensen, T.G.; Richman, J.G.; Shriver, J.F. url  doi
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  Title On the Relationship Between Wind, SST, and the Thermocline in the Seychelles-Chagos Thermocline Ridge Type $loc['typeJournal Article']
  Year 2017 Publication IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters Abbreviated Journal IEEE Geosci. Remote Sensing Lett.  
  Volume 14 Issue 12 Pages 2315-2319  
  Keywords Altimetry; HYbrid Coordinate Ocean Model (HYCOM); Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD); ocean-atmosphere coupling; Rossby waves; sea surface temperature (SST); thermocline depth; winds  
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  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN 1545-598X ISBN Medium  
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  Funding Approved $loc['no']  
  Call Number COAPS @ mfield @ Serial 465  
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Author Paget, A.C.; Bourassa, M.A.; Anguelova, M.D. url  doi
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  Title Comparing in situ and satellite-based parameterizations of oceanic whitecaps Type $loc['typeJournal Article']
  Year 2015 Publication Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans Abbreviated Journal J. Geophys. Res. Oceans  
  Volume 120 Issue 4 Pages 2826-2843  
  Keywords whitecap fraction; foam fraction; whitecap coverage; breaking waves; actively breaking waves; air-sea interaction processes; in situ whitecap observations scatterometers; QuikSCAT; WindSat; microwave radiometry; passive remote sensing; satellite oceanography  
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  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN 2169-9275 ISBN Medium  
  Area Expedition Conference  
  Funding Approved $loc['no']  
  Call Number COAPS @ mfield @ Serial 108  
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Author Smith, S.R.; Lopez, N.; Bourassa, M.A. url  doi
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  Title SAMOS air-sea fluxes: 2005-2014 Type $loc['typeJournal Article']
  Year 2016 Publication Geoscience Data Journal Abbreviated Journal Geosci. Data J.  
  Volume 3 Issue 1 Pages 9-19  
  Keywords air-sea flux; marine meteorology; marine climatology; heat flux; wind stress  
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  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN 2049-6060 ISBN Medium  
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  Funding Approved $loc['no']  
  Call Number COAPS @ mfield @ Serial 52  
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Author Wentz, F.J.; Ricciardulli, L.; Rodriguez, E.; Stiles, B.W.; Bourassa, M.A.; Long, D.G.; Hoffman, R.N.; Stoffelen, A.; Verhoef, A.; O'Neill, L.W.; Farrar, J.T.; Vandemark, D.; Fore, A.G.; Hristova-Veleva, S.M.; Turk, F.J.; Gaston, R.; Tyler, D. url  doi
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  Title Evaluating and Extending the Ocean Wind Climate Data Record Type $loc['typeJournal Article']
  Year 2017 Publication IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing Abbreviated Journal IEEE J Sel Top Appl Earth Obs Remote Sens  
  Volume 10 Issue 5 Pages 2165-2185  
  Keywords Radar cross section; remote sensing; satellite applications; sea surface; wind  
  Abstract Satellite microwave sensors, both active scatterometers and passive radiometers, have been systematically measuring near-surface ocean winds for nearly 40 years, establishing an important legacy in studying and monitoring weather and climate variability. As an aid to such activities, the various wind datasets are being intercalibrated and merged into consistent climate data records (CDRs). The ocean wind CDRs (OW-CDRs) are evaluated by comparisons with ocean buoys and intercomparisons among the different satellite sensors and among the different data providers. Extending the OW-CDR into the future requires exploiting all available datasets, such as OSCAT-2 scheduled to launch in July 2016. Three planned methods of calibrating the OSCAT-2 sigmao measurements include 1) direct Ku-band sigmao intercalibration to QuikSCAT and RapidScat; 2) multisensor wind speed intercalibration; and 3) calibration to stable rainforest targets. Unfortunately, RapidScat failed in August 2016 and cannot be used to directly calibrate OSCAT-2. A particular future continuity concern is the absence of scheduled new or continuation radiometer missions capable of measuring wind speed. Specialized model assimilations provide 30-year long high temporal/spatial resolution wind vector grids that composite the satellite wind information from OW-CDRs of multiple satellites viewing the Earth at different local times.  
  Address Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA 91109 USA  
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  ISSN 1939-1404 ISBN Medium  
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  Funding PMID:28824741; PMCID:PMC5562405 Approved $loc['no']  
  Call Number COAPS @ mfield @ Serial 68  
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Author Yu, L.; Jin, X. url  doi
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  Title Buoy perspective of a high-resolution global ocean vector wind analysis constructed from passive radiometers and active scatterometers (1987-present) Type $loc['typeJournal Article']
  Year 2012 Publication Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans Abbreviated Journal J. Geophys. Res.  
  Volume 117 Issue C11 Pages  
  Keywords OAFlux; ocean vector; satellite-based; wind analysis  
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  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN 0148-0227 ISBN Medium  
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  Funding Approved $loc['no']  
  Call Number COAPS @ mfield @ Serial 272  
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Author Yu, L.; Jin, X. url  doi
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  Title Confidence and sensitivity study of the OAFlux multisensor synthesis of the global ocean surface vector wind from 1987 onward Type $loc['typeJournal Article']
  Year 2014 Publication Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans Abbreviated Journal J. Geophys. Res. Oceans  
  Volume 119 Issue 10 Pages 6842-6862  
  Keywords remote sensing of ocean surface winds; scatterometer; passive microwave radiometer; error analysis  
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  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN 2169-9275 ISBN Medium  
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  Funding Approved $loc['no']  
  Call Number COAPS @ mfield @ Serial 172  
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