ERS-1 scatterometer measurements over the Southern OceanBackscatter cross section measurements from the ERS-1 Active Microwave Instrument (AMI) scatterometer were reprocessed to vector winds using the Freilich-Dunbar model function and a meteorologically aided ambiguity removal scheme. This consistent data set was used to examine the wind field over the Southern Ocean from 20 to 60 deg South. The large number of ERS-1 measurements allows relatively accurate calculation of annual mean wind, stress, and curl fields as well as overall statistics of the winds at mid to high southern latitudes. The long duration of the data time series allows preliminary examination of low frequency (semi annual) wind variability.
Document ID
19940030683
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Freilich, M. H. (Oregon State Univ. Corvallis, OR, United States)
Date Acquired
August 16, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1994
Publication Information
Publication: ESA, Proceedings of 2nd ERS-1 Symposium on Space at the Service of Our Environment, Volume 2