Ocean surface winds drive dynamics of transoceanic aerial movements. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2008 Global wind patterns influence dispersal and migration processes of aerial organisms, propagules and particles, which ultimately could determine the dynamics of colonizations, invasions or spread of pathogens.
Angel M Felicísimo +2 more
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Analysis of Data-Derived SeaWinds Normalized Radar Cross-Section Noise
Remote Sensing, 2022 The normalized standard deviation (Kp) of the noise that affects scatterometer Normalized Radar Cross-Sections (σ0s) plays a key role in the ocean and more in particular coastal wind retrieval procedures and the a posteriori quality control.
Anton Verhoef +2 more
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Assessment and Analysis of QuikSCAT Vector Wind Products for the Gulf of Mexico: A Long-Term and Hurricane Analysis [PDF]
Sensors, 2008 The northern Gulf of Mexico is a region that has been frequently impacted in recent years by natural disasters such as hurricanes. The use of remote sensing data such as winds from NASA’s QuikSCAT satellite sensor would be useful for emergency ...
Eurico D’Sa, Neha Sharma
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A generalized simulation capability for rotating- beam scatterometers [PDF]
Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, 2019 Rotating-beam wind scatterometers exist in two types: rotating fan-beam and rotating pencil-beam. In our study, a generic simulation frame is established and verified to assess the wind retrieval skill of the three different scatterometers: SCAT on ...
Z. Li, A. Stoffelen, A. Verhoef
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Spatio-temporal variability of snowmelt across Svalbard during the period 2000–08 derived from QuikSCAT/SeaWinds scatterometry [PDF]
Polar Research, 2011 Significant changes in Arctic systems are underway, which are attributed to global warming. An important example is reduction in snow and ice coverage due to intensified melting in many regions.
Jack Kohler +4 more
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Journal of Threatened Taxa, 2015 During opportunistic surveys conducted at Collem (Goa), a specimen of male Microgomphus souteri Fraser 1924 was collected on 14th September 2013. Another male specimen was collected on 28th June 2014.
Sridhar Halali +2 more
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The tropical Atlantic surface wind divergence belt and its effect on clouds [PDF]
Earth System Dynamics, 2015 A well-defined surface wind divergence (SWD) belt with distinct cloud properties forms over the equatorial Atlantic during the boreal summer months. This belt separates the deep convective clouds of the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) from the ...
Y. Tubul, I. Koren, O. Altaratz
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QuikSCAT Climatological Data Record: Land Contamination Flagging and Correction
Remote Sensing, 2022 We develop, utilize, and validate techniques to produce a global data set of accurate coastal ocean surface vector winds. The dataset extends as near to the coast as 5 km and includes 10 years of SeaWinds on QuikSCAT ocean scatterometer data obtained ...
Alexander G. Fore +3 more
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Ten Years of SeaWinds on QuikSCAT for Snow Applications
Remote Sensing, 2010 The scatterometer SeaWinds on QuikSCAT provided regular measurements at Ku-band from 1999 to 2009. Although it was designed for ocean applications, it has been frequently used for the assessment of seasonal snowmelt patterns aside from other terrestrial ...
Annett Bartsch
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A Non-MLE Approach for Satellite Scatterometer Wind Vector Retrievals in Tropical Cyclones
Remote Sensing, 2014 Satellite microwave scatterometers are the principal source of global synoptic-scale ocean vector wind (OVW) measurements for a number of scientific and operational oceanic wind applications.
Suleiman Alsweiss +5 more
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