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Towards an Algorithm for Retrieval of the Parameters of the Marine Atmospheric Boundary Layer at High Wind Speeds Using Collocated Aircraft and Satellite Remote Sensing

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MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/jmse10081136

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hurricane; microwave remote sensing; atmospheric-ocean boundary layers; wind friction velocity; radiometer; emissivity

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  1. Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation [075-15-2020-776]

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A method has been developed to retrieve atmospheric boundary layer parameters in tropical cyclones by analyzing wind speed profiles and radiometric measurement data. Empirical relations between wind speed, dynamic wind speed, and aerodynamic drag coefficient with the surface emissivity have been proposed, along with empirical formulas based on measured dynamic parameters and surface emissivity.
A method has been developed for the retrieval of the atmospheric boundary layer parameters in tropical cyclones, namely the dynamic speed, the wind speed at a 10 m height, and the roughness parameter. For the analysis, the wind speed profiles were obtained from NOAA GPS-dropsondes and collocated with the data from the Stepped-Frequency Microwave Radiometer (SFMR). The parameters of the atmospheric boundary layer from the GPS-dropsonde data were obtained by taking into account the self-similarity of the velocity defect profile. The emissivity, determined from the radiometric measurement data, was calibrated to the field data from the GPS-dropsondes. Empirical relations between the wind speed, dynamic wind speed, and aerodynamic drag coefficient with the surface emissivity have been proposed. Based on a comparison of the measured dynamic parameters and the surface emissivity, empirical formulas have also been proposed. From an analysis of cross-polarized Sentinel-1 SAR images and collocated SFMR measurements for hurricanes Irma (2017/09/07) and Maria (2017/09/21 and 2017/09/23), we have obtained the dependences of the NRCS on the ocean surface emissivity, surface wind speed, and friction velocity. These results could potentially be used to improve the algorithm for the retrieval of boundary layer parameters in tropical cyclones from remote sensing data.

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