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Author Gentemann, C.L. ; Clayson, C.A. ; Brown, S. ; Lee, T. ; Parfitt, R. ; Farrar, J.T. ; Bourassa, M. ; Minnett, P.J. ; Seo, H. ; Gille, S.T. ; Zlotnicki, V.
Title FluxSat: Measuring the Ocean-Atmosphere Turbulent Exchange of Heat and Moisture from Space Type $loc['typeJournal Article']
Year 2020 Publication Remote Sensing Abbreviated Journal Remote Sensing
Volume 12
Issue 11
Pages 1796
Keywords air-sea interactions ; mesoscale ; fluxes
Abstract Recent results using wind and sea surface temperature data from satellites and high-resolution coupled models suggest that mesoscale ocean-atmosphere interactions affect the locations and evolution of storms and seasonal precipitation over continental regions such as the western US and Europe. The processes responsible for this coupling are difficult to verify due to the paucity of accurate air-sea turbulent heat and moisture flux data. These fluxes are currently derived by combining satellite measurements that are not coincident and have differing and relatively low spatial resolutions, introducing sampling errors that are largest in regions with high spatial and temporal variability. Observational errors related to sensor design also contribute to increased uncertainty. Leveraging recent advances in sensor technology, we here describe a satellite mission concept, FluxSat, that aims to simultaneously measure all variables necessary for accurate estimation of ocean-atmosphere turbulent heat and moisture fluxes and capture the effect of oceanic mesoscale forcing. Sensor design is expected to reduce observational errors of the latent and sensible heat fluxes by almost 50%. FluxSat will improve the accuracy of the fluxes at spatial scales critical to understanding the coupled ocean-atmosphere boundary layer system, providing measurements needed to improve weather forecasts and climate model simulations.
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Serial 1111
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Author Glazer, R. H.
Title The Influence of Mesoscale Sea Surface Temperature Gradients on Tropical Cyclones Type $loc['typeManuscript']
Year 2014 Publication Abbreviated Journal
Volume Issue Pages
Keywords Air-Sea Interaction ; Numerical Modeling ; Sea Surface Temperature ; Tropical Cyclones ; Tropical Meteorology
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Address Department of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Science
Corporate Author Thesis $loc['Master's thesis']
Publisher Florida State University
Place of Publication Tallahassee, FL
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Author Holbach, H.M. ; Uhlhorn, E.W. ; Bourassa, M.A.
Title Off-Nadir SFMR Brightness Temperature Measurements in High-Wind Conditions Type $loc['typeJournal Article']
Year 2018 Publication Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology Abbreviated Journal J. Atmos. Oceanic Technol.
Volume 35
Issue 9
Pages 1865-1879
Keywords Tropical cyclones ; Wind ; Air-sea interaction ; Microwave observations ; Remote sensing ; Surface observations
Abstract Wind and wave-breaking directions are investigated as potential sources of an asymmetry identified in off-nadir remotely sensed measurements of ocean surface brightness temperatures obtained by the Stepped Frequency Microwave Radiometer (SFMR) in high-wind conditions, including in tropical cyclones. Surface wind speed, which dynamically couples the atmosphere and ocean, can be inferred from SFMR ocean surface brightness temperature measurements using a radiative transfer model and an inversion algorithm. The accuracy of the ocean surface brightness temperature to wind speed calibration relies on accurate knowledge of the surface variables that are influencing the ocean surface brightness temperature. Previous studies have identified wind direction signals in horizontally polarized radiometer measurements in low to moderate (0�20 m s−1) wind conditions over a wide range of incidence angles. This study finds that the azimuthal asymmetry in the off-nadir SFMR brightness temperature measurements is also likely a function of wind direction and extends the results of these previous studies to high-wind conditions. The off-nadir measurements from the SFMR provide critical data for improving the understanding of the relationships between brightness temperature, surface wave�breaking direction, and surface wind vectors at various incidence angles, which is extremely useful for the development of geophysical model functions for instruments like the Hurricane Imaging Radiometer (HIRAD).
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Author Hughes, P. J.
Title The Influence of Small-Scale Sea Surface Temperature Gradients on Surface Vector Winds and Subsequent Impacts on Oceanic Ekman Pumping Type $loc['typeManuscript']
Year 2014 Publication Abbreviated Journal
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Keywords Air-Sea Interaction ; Sea Surface Temperature Gradients ; SST-wind relationship ; Surface Vector Winds
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Publisher Florida State University
Place of Publication Tallahassee, FL
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Author Misra, V. ; Dirmeyer, P.A.
Title Air, Sea, and Land Interactions of the Continental U.S. Hydroclimate Type $loc['typeJournal Article']
Year 2009 Publication Journal of Hydrometeorology Abbreviated Journal J. Hydrometeor
Volume 10
Issue 2
Pages 353-373
Keywords Atmosphere-land interaction ; Hydrometeorology ; Climatology ; Air-sea interaction ; Multidecadal variability ; Coupled models
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Serial 664
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Author Morey, S.L. ; Bourassa, M.A. ; Dukhovskoy, D.S. ; O'Brien, J.J.
Title Modeling studies of the upper ocean response to a tropical cyclone Type $loc['typeJournal Article']
Year 2006 Publication Ocean Dynamics Abbreviated Journal Ocean Dynamics
Volume 56
Issue 5-6
Pages 594-606
Keywords air-sea interaction ; tropical cyclones ; ocean modeling ; air-sea fluxes
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Serial 432
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Author Paget, A.C. ; Bourassa, M.A. ; Anguelova, M.D.
Title Comparing in situ and satellite-based parameterizations of oceanic whitecaps Type $loc['typeJournal Article']
Year 2015 Publication Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans Abbreviated Journal J. Geophys. Res. Oceans
Volume 120
Issue 4
Pages 2826-2843
Keywords whitecap fraction ; foam fraction ; whitecap coverage ; breaking waves ; actively breaking waves ; air-sea interaction processes ; in situ whitecap observations scatterometers ; QuikSCAT ; WindSat ; microwave radiometry ; passive remote sensing ; satellite oceanography
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Serial 108
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Author Rudzin, J.E. ; Morey, S.L. ; Bourassa, M.A. ; Smith, S.R.
Title The Influence of Loop Current Position on Winter Sea Surface Temperatures in the Florida Straits Type $loc['typeJournal Article']
Year 2013 Publication Earth Interactions Abbreviated Journal Earth Interact.
Volume 17
Issue 16
Pages 1-9
Keywords Air-sea interaction ; Florida Straits ; Loop Current ; Sea surface temperature ; CAO ; Atlantic sailfish
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Serial 182
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Author Shinoda, T. ; Kiladis, G.N. ; Roundy, P.E.
Title Statistical representation of equatorial waves and tropical instability waves in the Pacific Ocean Type $loc['typeConference Article']
Year 2009 Publication Atmospheric Research Abbreviated Journal Atmospheric Research
Volume 94
Issue 1
Pages 37-44
Keywords Equatorial waves ; Tropical instability waves ; Tropical air-sea interaction
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Serial 381
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Author Yu, L. ; Jin, X.
Title Insights on the OAFlux ocean surface vector wind analysis merged from scatterometers and passive microwave radiometers (1987 onward) Type $loc['typeJournal Article']
Year 2014 Publication Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans Abbreviated Journal J. Geophys. Res. Oceans
Volume 119
Issue 8
Pages 5244-5269
Keywords remote sensing ; climate record of ocean surface vector wind ; scatterometer ; passive microwave radiometer ; mesoscale air-sea interaction
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Serial 173
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