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Quilfen, Yves; Tournadre, Jean; Chapron, Bertrand. |
[1] Extreme weather events such as tropical cyclones are difficult to observe with conventional means. Satellite-based observations provide essential measurements of key parameters governing tropical cyclones. They are critical for short-term forecasting. Radiometers onboard the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program satellite series, WindSat and Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission satellites, scatterometers onboard the ERS, ADEOS, and QuikScat satellites offer unprecedented synoptic observations of surface wind and atmospheric liquid water content, revealing the storm structures with good accuracy. However, satellite estimates do not provide direct measurements of geophysical parameters and can suffer from limitations linked to the sensors... |
Tipo: Text |
Palavras-chave: Mesearement limitations; Dual frequency altimeter; High resolution measurement; Tropical cyclone. |
Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2006/publication-1033.pdf |
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