PPT-GNSS REFLECTOMETRY FOR SEA SURFACE WIND SPEED ESTIMATION

D Schiavulli F Nunziata M Migliaccio G Pugliano Università degli Studi di Napoli Parthenope VII Riunione annuale CeTeM AIT sul Telerilevamento a microonde Sviluppi scientifici ed implicazioni tecnologiche. Three real forces . (gravity, pressure gradient, and friction) push the air around. Two apparent forces . due to rotation (Coriolis and centrifugal). Large-scale flow is dominated by gravity/pressure and Coriolis … . Konstantin Vinnikov & Eric . Hohman. (Office of State Climatologist for Maryland). Russell Dickerson (Atmospheric and Oceanic Science, University of Maryland). Joel . Dreessen. (Maryland Department of the Environment. Model Sensitivities to Speed and Shear Characteristics. Shannon L. Rabideau, Daniel A. . Rajewski. , Eugene S. . Takle. Department . of Geological and Atmospheric Sciences, Iowa State . University. Surface . Thomas Meissner. Lucrezia Ricciardulli. Frank Wentz. IGARSS 2011. Vancouver, BC, Canada . July 26, 2011 . Outline. Passive (radiometer: WindSat) vs active (scatterometer: QuikSCAT) wind speed retrievals: . Cyclone . Structure. QG Theory. NAM Forecast Sounding for this Saturday at 03 UTC (i.e., tonight near 9pm). In the . sfc. to ~700-mb layer, how are the winds turning with height?. Counter-clockwise. Tropical Storm Julia. Severe Marine Weather Studies using . SMOS L-band Sensor. . Nicolas Reul. 1. , J. Tenerelli. 2. , B.Chapron. 1. , Y. Quilfen. 1. , D. . Vandemark. and Y. Kerr. 3. Increase. of the . in . Support of Wind Plant Control. Carlo . L. . Bottasso. Technische Universität München & Politecnico di . Milano. Stefano Cacciola, Johannes Schreiber. Technische . Universität München. Upward pressure gradient . force (PGF) . is balanced by . gravity (g).. HYDROSTATIC RELATIONSHIP. Despite very strong vertical pressure gradients, vertical. winds (rising and sinking air) are generally weak.. Three real forces . (gravity, pressure gradient, and friction) push the air around. Two apparent forces . due to rotation (Coriolis and centrifugal). Large-scale flow is dominated by gravity/pressure and Coriolis … . Lecture 3. collected. . by :. Maher . M Mahdi . Global wind system. Wind has been important agent in shaping the landscape at times when the continents were drier and windier places than they are today.. . Aerodynamic Roughness Length. . Basim. . Alknani. The . Nature of Airflow over the surface: . The fluid moving over a level surface exerts a horizontal force on the surface in the direction of motion of the . Wind is the air in horizontal motion caused due to difference in atmospheric pressure. . Wind has to be specified by its direction and speed. . The movement of wind is almost horizontal and its vertical component is very small, being about 1/100th. of the horizontal component. . Reanalyses. and CMIP6 Model Simulations. Kaiqiang. . Deng. 1. , Cesar Azorin-Molina. 1. ,2. , . Lorenzo Minola. 1. , . Gangfeng. Zhang. 3. , & . Deliang. . Chen. 1. 1. Regional Climate Group, Department of Earth Sciences, University of . . Thomas Meissner. 1. , Lucrezia Ricciardulli. 1. , Frank Wentz. 1. , . Andrew Manaster. 1. , Charles Sampson. 2. 1. Remote Sensing Systems, Santa Rosa, CA, USA. 2. NRL, Monterey, CA, USA. IOVWST Meeting, April 24 – 26, 2018.