Measuring the sea breeze from QuikSCAT Scatterometry
Abstract
Differences between morning and evening winds from QuikSCAT scatterometer measurements are analyzed to diagnose the diurnal variability of the wind over the ocean. A statistically significant signal, associated with the sea breeze, is present along most of the world's coastlines. Significant diurnal variability is also present mid-ocean in the easterly trade wind belts.
- Publication:
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Geophysical Research Letters
- Pub Date:
- February 2003
- DOI:
- 10.1029/2002GL016230
- Bibcode:
- 2003GeoRL..30.1114G
- Keywords:
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- Meteorology and Atmospheric Dynamics: Boundary layer processes;
- Oceanography: General: Diurnal;
- seasonal;
- and annual cycles;
- Oceanography: Physical: Nearshore processes;
- Oceanography: Physical: Air/sea interactions (0312);
- Oceanography: General: Remote sensing and electromagnetic processes (0689)