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Vector wind, horizontal divergence, wind stress and wind stress curl from SEASAT-SASS at one degree resolutionConventional data obtained in 1983 are contrasted with SEASAT-A scatterometer and scanning multichannel microwave radiometer (SMMR) data to show how observations at a single station can be extended to an area of about 150,000 square km by means of remotely sensed data obtained in nine minutes. Superobservations at a one degree resolution for the vector winds were estimated along with their standard deviations. From these superobservations, the horizontal divergence, vector wind stress, and the curl of the wind stress can be found. Weather forecasting theory is discussed and meteorological charts of the North Pacific Ocean are presented. Synoptic meteorology as a technique is examined.
Document ID
19840019245
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Pierson, W. J., Jr. (City Coll. of the City Univ. of New York NY, United States)
Sylvester, W. B. (City Coll. of the City Univ. of New York NY, United States)
Salfi, R. E. (Hofstra Univ. Hempstead, N.Y., United States)
Date Acquired
August 12, 2013
Publication Date
May 1, 1984
Publication Information
Publication: NASA. Marshall Space Flight Center Frontiers of Remote Sensing of the Oceans and Troposphere from Air and Space Platforms
Subject Category
Meteorology And Climatology
Accession Number
84N27313
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAGW-266
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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