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SASS wind ambiguity removal by direct minimization. II - Use of smoothness and dynamical constraintsA variational analysis method (VAM) is used to remove the ambiguity of the Seasat-A Satellite Scatterometer (SASS) winds. The VAM yields the best fit to the data by minimizing an objective function S which is a measure of the lack of fit. The SASS data are described and the function S and the analysis procedure are defined. Analyses of a single ship report which are analogous to Green's functions are presented. The analysis procedure is tuned and its sensitivity is described using the QE II storm. The procedure is then applied to a case study of September 6, 1978, south of Japan.
Document ID
19850035619
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Hoffman, R. N.
(Atmospheric and Environmental Research, Inc. Cambridge, MA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 12, 2013
Publication Date
September 1, 1984
Publication Information
Publication: Monthly Weather Review
Volume: 112
ISSN: 0027-0644
Subject Category
Meteorology And Climatology
Accession Number
85A17770
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS5-27297
CONTRACT_GRANT: F19628-83-C-0027
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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