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 Hurricane force winds turn the ocean surface into a soupy spray. The confused sea state and deep atmospheric convection make accurate satellite wind retrievals in tropical cyclones extremely challenging. |
Welcome to the Ocean Vector Winds Page at UNC Asheville This site was created as part of a NASA funded project titled "Improved Ocean Vector Wind Measurements in Extreme Wind Events" awarded to Dr. W Linwood Jones (Principal Investigator, University of Central Florida) and Dr. Christopher Hennon (Co-Investigator, UNC Asheville). The principle role of UNCA is to develop "ground truth" analysis fields and datasets in order to validate new wind retrieval algorithms from UCF. H*Wind analyses from this site are available to all Ocean Vector Wind Science Team members.
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SeaWinds scatterometer aboard QuikSCAT has provided quality ocean
vector winds since 1999.Current research aims to improve wind retrievals in high-wind regimes such as tropical cyclones and severe mid-lat events. |
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Unlike QuikSCAT, WindSat is a passive polarimetric radiometer. It too can retrieve ocean vector winds. Research is underway to improve those retrievals. |
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Last Updated : 07/11/2006 14:42:36 |
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The
Coriolis/WindSat satellite was launched in early 2003.