TU4.L10 - A REVISED GEOPHYSICAL MODEL FUNCTION FOR THE ADVANCED SCATTEROMETER (ASCAT) AT NOAA/NESDIS
1. A Revised Geophysical Model Function for the Advanced Scatterometer (ASCAT) at NOAA/NESDIS Seubson Soisuvarn, Zorana Jelenak, Paul S. Chang, and Qi Zhu NOAA/NESDIS/STAR-UCAR IGARSS 2010, July 25-30, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
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5. Measured and Model Sigma0 dependence on wind vector at 30 deg incidence Relative wind direction (Degree) Sigma0 ASCAT/QuikSCAT matchu-ups @ 30 ° incidence 5m/s 9m/s 12m/s 15m/s 17m/s 20m/s CMOD5n B 0 “ True” B 0
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7. High wind speed B 0 ; Incidence: 50 deg B 0 vs wind speed IWRAP New B 0 U 10Nsat =61.5 m/s vs wind speed U 10Nsat =61.5 m/s New B 0 IWRAP
8. CMOD5n vs New B 0 CMOD5n B 0 New B 0 Wind Speed (m/s) B 0 25° 30° 40° 50° 60° 65°
9. Sigma0 Model vs. Measurements Measured Sigma0 (dB) Calculated Sigma0 (dB) CMOD5.n New GMF Fore-beam Mid-beam Aft-beam Fore-beam Mid-beam Aft-beam
10. ASCAT vs QuikSCAT speed (before) QuikSCAT Wind Speeds ASCAT Wind Speeds Cumulative distribution curve
11. ASCAT vs QuikSCAT speed (after) QuikSCAT Wind Speeds ASCAT Wind Speeds Cumulative distribution curve
12. ASCAT vs QuikSCAT direction (before) QuikSCAT Wind Directions ASCAT Wind Directions
13. ASCAT vs QuikSCAT direction (after) QuikSCAT Wind Directions ASCAT Wind Directions
19. Mean Wind Speed Field 2007-2009 Winter Seasons - North Pacific New ASCAT QuikSCAT
20. 1000km 2000km 3000km Mean Wind Speed Field 2007-2009 Winter Seasons - North Pacific QuikSCAT New ASCAT
21. Gale Force Wind Frequency Storm Force Wind Frequency QuikSCAT Gale Force Wind Frequency Storm Force Wind Frequency Operational ASCAT Hurricane Force Wind Frequency Hurricane Force Wind Frequency
22. Gale Force Wind Frequency Storm Force Wind Frequency New ASCAT Hurricane Force Wind Frequency Gale Force Wind Frequency Storm Force Wind Frequency Hurricane Force Wind Frequency Operational ASCAT
38. Operational ASCAT wind product detects STORM force wind. One wind warning category lower than the actual winds. North Atlantic Extratropical Storm Example QuikSCAT & New ASCAT wind products detects HF wind. New ASCAT Operational ASCAT QuikSCAT
match iwrap gmf trend and adjust for b0 bias relative ti quikscat/ascat mu
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Loss of QS Significant reduction in detection capability of HF conditions Will lose 85% of current capability Lose ability to consistently verify HF warnings 3.61 4.51 5.25 0.25