标题:Ocean Wind Speed Retrieval Algorithm using the frequency 36GHz Vertical/Horizontal and 6GHz Horizontal Data of the Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer (AMSR)
摘要:An algorithm of retrieving wind speed from the Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer (AMSR) was developed by combining data of AMSR and the scatterometer SeaWinds, both aboard the Advanced Earth Observation Satellite-II which operated during seven months in 2003. Data combining aided the AMSR algorithm development in following two evaluations: one is the atmospheric effect, and the other is the sea surface temperature effect, while the SeaWinds wind data are almost free from these effects. The developed algorithm was examined by comparing the AMSR wind speed with ocean buoy's one. The bias of AMSR minus buoy wind speed is -0.008m/s, and root mean square of differences is 0.954m/s, in which the number of collocated AMSR and buoy data is about 3200 during seven months.