On the remote detection of swell by satellite radar altimeter

A technique is developed and discussed which utilizes only significant wave height and wind speed measurements available from the GEOS-3 radar altimeter in real time to locate swell dominated regions of the earth's oceans. It is shown that reasonable agreement exists between the GEOS-3 map of t...

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Main Author: Parsons, C. L.
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Published: 1979
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spelling ftnasantrs:oai:casi.ntrs.nasa.gov:19790069830 2023-05-15T17:31:53+02:00 On the remote detection of swell by satellite radar altimeter Parsons, C. L. Unclassified, Unlimited, Publicly available Sep 1, 1979 http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19790069830 unknown http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19790069830 Accession ID: 79A53843 Copyright Other Sources 48 Monthly Weather Review; 107; Sept 1979 ftnasantrs 2012-02-15T13:57:29Z A technique is developed and discussed which utilizes only significant wave height and wind speed measurements available from the GEOS-3 radar altimeter in real time to locate swell dominated regions of the earth's oceans. It is shown that reasonable agreement exists between the GEOS-3 map of the North Atlantic for 24 February 1976 and a map produced from hindcasted values of sea and swell obtained from the Special Projects Branch of the National Weather Service. Only data presently available from existing satellite radar altimeters are needed to map those areas of the oceans dominated by swell. It is concluded that the example given indicates that the decision boundary developed in this study to distinguish swell-dominated seas is a realistic choice. Other/Unknown Material North Atlantic NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)
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On the remote detection of swell by satellite radar altimeter
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description A technique is developed and discussed which utilizes only significant wave height and wind speed measurements available from the GEOS-3 radar altimeter in real time to locate swell dominated regions of the earth's oceans. It is shown that reasonable agreement exists between the GEOS-3 map of the North Atlantic for 24 February 1976 and a map produced from hindcasted values of sea and swell obtained from the Special Projects Branch of the National Weather Service. Only data presently available from existing satellite radar altimeters are needed to map those areas of the oceans dominated by swell. It is concluded that the example given indicates that the decision boundary developed in this study to distinguish swell-dominated seas is a realistic choice.
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title On the remote detection of swell by satellite radar altimeter
title_short On the remote detection of swell by satellite radar altimeter
title_full On the remote detection of swell by satellite radar altimeter
title_fullStr On the remote detection of swell by satellite radar altimeter
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