Analysis of GNSS-R delay-Doppler maps from the UK-DMC satellite over the ocean
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[1] A study of the retrieval of sea surface roughness using Global Navigation Satellite System-Reflectometry (GNSSR) from satellite is presented. Delay-Doppler Maps (DDMs) from the SSTL UK-DMC satellite are analyzed to retrieve directional Mean Square Slopes (MSSs). Results are compared to theoretically-derived MSSs and in situ measurements from co-located buoys of the National Data Buoy Center (NDBC), showing good agreement in most cases. Here, the whole DDM, a more complete source of information, is exploited for the first time using satellite GNSS-R data. These are potentially able to provide high spatial and temporal sampling, and therefore offer an improved way to observe wind and waves by means of a very modest instrument. Citation: Clarizia, M. P., C. P. Gommenginger, S. T. Gleason, M. A. Srokosz, C. Galdi, and M. Di Bisceglie (2009), Analysis of GNSS-R delay-Doppler maps from the UK-DMC satellite over the ocean, Geophys. Res. Lett., 36, L02608, doi:10.1029/2008GL036292.
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