FN Archimer Export Format
PT J
TI Altimeter estimation of sea surface wind stress for light to moderate winds
BT 
AF VANDEMARK, Douglas
   EDSON, James B
   CHAPRON, Bertrand
AS 1:1;2:2;3:3;
FF 1:;2:;3:;
C1 NASA, GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CTR, BLDG N-159, WALLOPS ISLAND, VA 23337 USA.
   WOODS HOLE OCEANOG INST, WOODS HOLE, MA 02543 USA.
   IFREMER, PLOUZANE, FRANCE.
C2 NASA, USA
   WOODS HOLE, USA
   IFREMER, FRANCE
IN WOS Ifremer jusqu'en 2018
IF 1.314
TC 23
UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00336/44711/44902.pdf
LA English
DT Article
AB Aircraft altimeter and in situ measurements are used to examine relationships between altimeter backscatter and the magnitude of near-surface wind and friction velocities. Comparison of altimeter radar cross section with wind speed is made through the modified Chelton-Wentz algorithm. Improved agreement is found after correcting 10-m winds for both surface current and atmospheric stability. An altimeter friction velocity algorithm is derived based on the wind speed model and an open-ocean drag coefficient. Close agreement between altimeter- and in situ-derived friction velocities is found. For this dataset, quality of the altimeter inversion to surface friction velocity is comparable to that for adjusted winds and clearly better than the inversion to true 10-m wind speed.
PY 1997
PD JUL
SO Journal Of Atmospheric And Oceanic Technology
SN 0739-0572
PU Amer Meteorological Soc
VL 14
IS 3
UT A1997XC59500012
BP 716
EP 722
DI 10.1175/1520-0426(1997)014<0716:AEOSSW>2.0.CO;2
ID 44711
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