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| Quilfen, Yves; Bentamy, Abderrahim; Delecluse, P; Katsaros, K; Grima, N. |
| Uncertainties in the surface wind field have long been recognized as a major limitation in the interpretation of results obtained by oceanic circulation models. It is especially true in the tropical oceans, where the response to wind forcing is very strong on short time scales. The purpose of this paper is to show that these uncertainties can be greatly reduced by using spaceborne wind sensors that provide accurate measurements on a global basis.Surface winds over the global oceans have been measured by scatterometry since the launch of the European Remote Sensing Satellite (ERS-1) in August 1991 by the European Space Agency, Noordwijk, The Netherlands, and is currently provided by ERS-2, launched in April 1995. The ground track wind vectors are processed... |
| Tipo: Text |
Palavras-chave: Ocean model; Ocean surface; Scatterometer; Sea level. |
| Ano: 2000 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00000/10501/9560.pdf |
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