Abstract: A ground-based frequency-modulated continuous wave microwave radar has been developed and applied to the measurement of ocean surface velocities. Full Doppler spectra are available, and both range and lime variations of ...

Abstract: Satellite-radiance data (Nimbus 5, 6; ≤80 km) and the MSIS-83 model have been used to prepare global zonal-mean gradient winds (30?120 km) for the new CIRA-1986. Here these are supplemented by planetary-wave morphology ...