Assessment of the offshore wind resource in Japan with the ASCAT microwave scatterometer
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DOI: 10.1080/01431161.2018.1524588
Abstract: ABSTRACT We analysed wind speed and direction off the coast of Japan using data from the satellite-borne Advanced Scatterometer (ASCAT) and the Weather Research and Forecasting model (WRF), validated these data using in situ wind… read more here.
Keywords: direction; japan; wind resource; assessment ... See more keywords
The ASCAT 6.25-km Wind Product
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DOI: 10.1109/jstars.2016.2623862
Abstract: The advanced scatterometer (ASCAT) wind data processor (AWDP) produces ocean surface vector winds from radar measurements by the ASCAT on board the Metop satellites. So far, the ASCAT-coastal product with a grid size of 12.5… read more here.
Keywords: ascat wind; resolution; ascat product; ascat coastal ... See more keywords
On High and Extreme Wind Calibration Using ASCAT
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DOI: 10.1109/tgrs.2021.3079898
Abstract: Accurate high and extreme sea surface wind observations are essential for the meteorological, ocean, and climate applications. To properly assess and calibrate the current and future satellite-derived extreme winds, including those from the C-band scatterometers,… read more here.
Keywords: extreme wind; high extreme; ascat; buoy ... See more keywords
Characterizing Global Sea Surface Local Wind Variability From ASCAT Data
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DOI: 10.1109/tgrs.2022.3228317
Abstract: Recent advances in the sea surface wind quality control of the Advanced Scatterometer (ASCAT) show that spatial wind variability within a resolution cell of 25 $\times25$ km, namely, the subcell wind variability, is highly correlated… read more here.
Keywords: variability; wind variability; ascat; sea surface ... See more keywords