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Combined Active/Passive Retrievals of Ocean Vector Wind and Sea Surface Salinity With SMAP
In this paper, we introduce the combined active/passive (CAP) data product for the Soil Moisture Active Passive mission. We develop the algorithms for a radiometer-only salinity product, a radar-only vector wind product, and a CAP vector wind and salinity product. We show that the performance of the radiometer-only salinity product nears but is still inferior to the Aquarius salinity accuracy performance when aggregated on a monthly timescale. Then, we show that the radar-only vector wind product has reasonable accuracy away from the nadir track while suffering from inadequate measurement geometry in the middle of the swath. Finally, we demonstrate that the CAP salinity and vector wind performance is superior to individual algorithms and provides wind vectors nearly as good as RapidScat for low-to-moderate winds and possibly superior to traditional scatterometers for wind speeds larger than 12.5 m/s.
Combined Active/Passive Retrievals of Ocean Vector Wind and Sea Surface Salinity With SMAP
In this paper, we introduce the combined active/passive (CAP) data product for the Soil Moisture Active Passive mission. We develop the algorithms for a radiometer-only salinity product, a radar-only vector wind product, and a CAP vector wind and salinity product. We show that the performance of the radiometer-only salinity product nears but is still inferior to the Aquarius salinity accuracy performance when aggregated on a monthly timescale. Then, we show that the radar-only vector wind product has reasonable accuracy away from the nadir track while suffering from inadequate measurement geometry in the middle of the swath. Finally, we demonstrate that the CAP salinity and vector wind performance is superior to individual algorithms and provides wind vectors nearly as good as RapidScat for low-to-moderate winds and possibly superior to traditional scatterometers for wind speeds larger than 12.5 m/s.
Combined Active/Passive Retrievals of Ocean Vector Wind and Sea Surface Salinity With SMAP
Fore, Alexander G (author) / Yueh, Simon H / Tang, Wenqing / Stiles, Bryan W / Hayashi, Akiko K
2016
Article (Journal)
English
Local classification TIB:
770/3710/5670
BKL:
38.03
Methoden und Techniken der Geowissenschaften
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74.41
Luftaufnahmen, Photogrammetrie
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