Abstract: he wave generation model based on the rapid distortion concept significantly underestimates empirical values of the wave growth rate. As suggested before, inclusion of the aerodynamic roughness modulations effect on the ...

Abstract: Sea surface estimates of local winds, waves, and rain-rate conditions are crucial to complement infrared/visible satellite images in estimating the strength of tropical cyclones (TCs). Satellite measurements at microwave ...

Abstract: his paper presents a new method to analyze high-resolution altimeter waveforms in terms of surface backscatter. Over the ocean, a basic assumption of modeling altimeter echo waveforms is to consider a homogeneous sea surface ...

Abstract: The influence of waves on the mean flow is derived on a rotating earth in the form of interaction stresses and a mass flux in the averaged momentum balance and mass conservation equations, respectively, using Hasselmann's ...

Abstract: Aircraft altimeter and in situ measurements are used to examine relationships between altimeter backscatter and the magnitude of near-surface wind and friction velocities. Comparison of altimeter radar cross section with ...

Abstract: 5-yr dataset collected over two surface current and meteorological moorings allows rigorous evaluation of questions surrounding wave?current interaction and the scatterometer. Results demonstrate that scatterometer winds ...

Abstract: t times, high-resolution images of sea surface roughness can provide stunning details of submesoscale upper-ocean dynamics. As interpreted, transformations of short-scale wind waves by horizontal current gradients are ...

Abstract: mages of sea surface roughness?for example, obtained by synthetic aperture radars (SAR) or by radiometers viewing areas in and around the sun glitter?at times provide clear observations of meso- and submesoscale oceanic ...

Abstract: Numerous case reports and regional studies on swell and wind sea events have been documented during the past century. The global picture of these common oceanic phenomena, however, is still incomplete in many aspects. This ...

Abstract: new model is provided for estimating maritime near-surface wind speeds (U10) from satellite altimeter backscatter data during high wind conditions. The model is built using coincident satellite scatterometer and altimeter ...