Satellite Altimlter Measurements of Surface Wind
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چکیده
In the present work, geophysical model func[ions (GMFs) for altimeter wind speed measurements are described. These GMFs account for an effect of [he actual degree of sea development on the radar cro~ section by utilizing information on the significant wave height. The wind speed mertsurement accuracy achieved (the overall bias 0.1 m/s and the rms error about 1.6 m/s) is higher than the accuracy of commonly employed GMFs while the wave-age-related trend is redueed to a geophysicdly insignificant level.
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