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| Hauser, D.; Caudal, G.; Guimbard, Sebastien; Mouche, Alexis. |
| Radar observations of the sea surface at C-Band and small incidence angles are used to investigate some properties of the surface slope probability density function (pdf). The method is based on the analysis of the variation of the radar cross-section with incidence angle, assuming a backscattering process following the Geometrical Optics theory. First, we assess the limit of this model in our experimental configuration by using simulations of radar cross-sections with a more accurate backscattering model, namely the Physical Optics model. We show that roughness properties with scales larger than 12 cm can be analyzed in our configuration (C-Band, incidence 7 to 16 degrees). The radar data are then analyzed in terms of filtered mean square slope under the... |
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| Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00000/11028/33570.pdf |
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| Bourras, D.; Branger, H.; Reverdin, Gilles; Marie, Louis; Cambra, R.; Baggio, L.; Caudoux, C.; Caudal, G.; Morisset, S.; Geyskens, N.; Weill, Alain; Hauser, D.. |
| The present paper describes a new type of floating platform that was specifically designed for estimating air–sea fluxes, investigating turbulence characteristics in the atmospheric surface boundary layer, and studying wind–wave interactions. With its design, it can be deployed in the open ocean or in shallow-water areas. The system is designed to be used from a research vessel. It can operate for ~10 h as a drifting wave rider and 3 h under power. Turbulence and meteorological instrument packages are placed at a low altitude (1–1.5 m). It was deployed for validation purposes during the Front de Marée, Variabilité (FROMVAR), 2011 experiment off the west coast of Brittany, France. Wind friction velocity and surface turbulent buoyancy flux were estimated... |
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Palavras-chave: In situ atmospheric observations; Surface observations; In situ oceanic observations. |
| Ano: 2014 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00192/30283/28759.pdf |
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