Does the scatterometer see wind speed of friction velocity? / by M.A. Donelan and W.J. Pierson, Jr. : En36-539/55-1984E-PDF
"Studies of radar backscatter from the sea surface are referred either to the wind speed, U, or friction velocity, u*. Bragg scattering theory suggests that these variations in backscatter are directly related to the height of the capillary-gravity waves modulated by the larger waves in tilt and by straining of the short wave field. The question then arises as to what characteristic of the wind field is most probably correlated with the wave number spectrum of the capillary-gravity waves. This study reviews the justification for selecting U as the appropriate meteorological parameter to be associated with backscatter from L-band to Ku -band"--Abstract.
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| Ministère/Organisme | National Water Research Institute (Canada), issuing body. |
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| Titre | Does the scatterometer see wind speed of friction velocity? / by M.A. Donelan and W.J. Pierson, Jr. |
| Variante du titre | Diffusiomètre voit-il la vitesse du vent ou la vitesse de frottement? |
| Titre de la série | [Unpublished manuscript] |
| Type de publication | Série - Voir l'enregistrement principal |
| Langue | [Anglais] |
| Format | Électronique |
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| Note(s) | Digitized edition from print [produced by Environment and Climate Change Canada]. "This paper to be presented at the International Union of Radio Science Meeting Frontiers of Remote Sensing of the Oceans and Troposphere from Air and Space Platforms (Israel, May 14-23, 1984) and the contents are subject to change." Includes bibliographical references (pages 11-13). Includes abstract in French. |
| Information sur la publication | Burlington, Ontario : Environment Canada, National Water Research Institute = Environnement Canada, Institut national de recherche sur les eaux, January 1984. |
| Auteur / Contributeur | Donelan, M. A. (Mark A.), 1942- author. |
| Description | 1 online resource (13 pages) : charts. |
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| Descripteurs | Ocean-atmosphere interaction -- Mathematical models. Winds -- Speed -- Measurement. Waves -- Measurement. Backscattering. Interaction mer-atmosphère -- Modèles mathématiques. Vents -- Vitesse -- Mesure. Ondes -- Mesure. Rétrodiffusion. |
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