Statistical Characteristics of the Global Surface Current Speeds Obtained From Satellite Altimetry and Scatterometer Data

被引：20

作者：

Chu, Peter C. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] USN, Postgrad Sch, Dept Oceanog, Monterey, CA 93943 USA

来源：

IEEE JOURNAL OF SELECTED TOPICS IN APPLIED EARTH OBSERVATIONS AND REMOTE SENSING | 2009年 / 2卷 / 01期

关键词：

Altimetry; probability; satellites; scattering; sea surface; stochastic processes; REGIONAL OCEAN MODELS; STOCHASTIC STABILITY;

D O I：

10.1109/JSTARS.2009.2014474

中图分类号：

TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];

学科分类号：

080906 [电磁信息功能材料与结构]; 082806 [农业信息与电气工程];

摘要：

Near-real time ocean surface currents derived from satellite altimeter (JASON-1, GFO, ENVISAT) and scatterometer (QSCAT) data on 1 degrees x 1 degrees resolution for world oceans (60 degrees S to 60 degrees N) are available online as "Ocean Surface Current Analyses-Real Time (OSCAR)." The probability distribution function (PDF) of the current speeds (w), constructed from global OSCAR data from 1992 to 2008, satisfies the two-parameter Weibull distribution reasonably well, and such a PDF has little seasonal and interannual variations. Knowledge on PDF of w will improve the ensemble horizontal flux calculation, which contributes to the climate studies.

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