Abstract
Satellite observations of the ocean surface from Synthetic Aperture Radars (SAR) provide information about the spatial wind variability over large areas. This is of special interest in the Mediterranean, where spatial wind information is only provided by sparse buoys, often with long periods of missing data.
Here, we focus on evaluating the use of SAR for offshore wind mapping. Preliminary results from the analysis of SAR-based ocean winds in Mediterranean areas show interesting large scale wind flow features consistent with results from previous studies using numerical models and space borne wind data i.e. scatterometers with lower resolution.
Here, we focus on evaluating the use of SAR for offshore wind mapping. Preliminary results from the analysis of SAR-based ocean winds in Mediterranean areas show interesting large scale wind flow features consistent with results from previous studies using numerical models and space borne wind data i.e. scatterometers with lower resolution.
| Original language | English |
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| Publication date | 2013 |
| Number of pages | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - 2013 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | ESA Living Planet Symposium - Edinburgh, United Kingdom Duration: 9 Sept 2013 → 13 Sept 2013 |
Conference
| Conference | ESA Living Planet Symposium |
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| Country/Territory | United Kingdom |
| City | Edinburgh |
| Period | 09/09/2013 → 13/09/2013 |