Comparison of NSCAT, ERS 2 active microwave instrument, special sensor microwave imager, and Carbon Interface Ocean Atmosphere buoy wind speed:: Consequences for the air-sea CO2 exchange coefficient

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Boutin, J
Etcheto, J
Rafizadeh, M
Bakker, DCE
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[1] Univ Paris 06, Lab Oceanol Dynam & Climatol, ORSTOM, CNRS,UMR 7617, F-75252 Paris 05, France
[2] Univ E Anglia, Sch Environm Sci, Norwich NR4 7TJ, Norfolk, England
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10.1029/1998JC900119
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Wind speeds U obtained using three different sensor types are compared to assess which might be most useful for calculating gas fluxes across the air-sea interface. U remotely sensed using scatterometer (ERS 2 and NASA scatterometer (NSCAT)) and microwave radiometer (special sensor microwave imager (SSM/I)) are compared with each other and with U measured in situ (Carbon Interface Ocean Atmosphere (CARIOCA) drifting buoy). The effect of different gridding schemes is also evaluated for the satellite data. Global comparisons for January 1997 indicate that 1 degrees and monthly ERS 2 U are systematically 0.3 to 2 m s(-1) lower than NSCAT U at mid and low latitudes. The NSCAT-SSM/I comparisons are similar for the three SSM/Is. SSM/I U appear to be higher by 1 to 2 m s(-1) than NSCAT U in the tropics and to be lower at high latitudes. When individual satellite measurements are collocated, ERS 2 U appear to be more coherent with NSCAT (rms of the difference equal to 0.8 m s(-1)) than SSM/I U (rms of the difference equal to 1.3 m s(-1)). However, when comparing 1 degrees one-week interpolated fields, NSCAT-ERS 2 differences are more scattered than NSCAT-SSM/I differences, because of the high ERS 2 undersampling. This flaw is attenuated when monthly interpolated 1 degrees fields are compared. The CO2 exchange coefficients K deduced from these remotely sensed U are compared. Longitudinal profiles of monthly K are consistent within 0 to about 25% depending on the regions and on the instruments. Comparisons with in situ measurements in a region of very low U in the eastern equatorial Pacific show excellent agreement between NSCAT and buoy U (bias of 0.3 m s(-1)) whereas ERS 2 U are underestimated by 1.3 m s(-1) and SSM/I U are overestimated by 0.7 m s(-1) on average.
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