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Determination of surface stress by Seasat-SASS - A case study with JASIN dataThe values of sea surface stress determined with the dissipation method and those determined with a surface-layer model from observations on F.S. Meteor during the Joint Air-Sea Interaction (JASIN) Experiment are compared with the backscatter coefficients measured by the scatterometer SASS on the satellite Seasat. This study demonstrates that SASS can be used to determine surface stress directly as well as wind speed. The quality of the surface observations used in the calibration of the retrieval algorithms, however, is important. This sample of measurements disagrees with the predictions by the existing wind retrieval algorithm under non-neutral conditions and the discrepancies depend on atmospheric stability.
Document ID
19820043243
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Liu, W. T.
(California Institute of Technology, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena CA, United States)
Large, W. G.
(National Center for Atmospheric Research Boulder, CO, United States)
Date Acquired
August 10, 2013
Publication Date
December 1, 1981
Publication Information
Publication: Journal of Physical Oceanography
Volume: 11
Subject Category
Oceanography
Accession Number
82A26778
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS7-100
OTHER: N00014-76-C-0046
PROJECT: NR PROJECT 083-207
OTHER: NRC A-8301
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Public
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