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Wind Proxy (estimated)

Wind velocity estimates from wave observing platforms Mudd et al.

Abstract

Near-surface ocean wind estimates of surface wind velocity. This approach is tested using spectral wave measurements from the Coastal Data Information Program (CDIP) buoy array off Monterey, California. Quality controlled wind vectors inferred from wave spectra are statistically compared to measurements from a nearby National Data Buoy Center (NDBC) buoy, demonstrating strong agreement with the control observations with root mean square errors for speed and direction of 1.8 m/s for all wind speeds and 13.2° for wind speeds greater than 7 m/s. We expand this estimation method to account for biofouling, which causes high-frequency damping of the wave spectrum, and the effects of form factor, which impact the platform’s dynamic response to high-frequency waves. The method produces wind-proxy measurements solely from wave spectra and wave-based drag parametrizations, making it useful for operational integration.


waveTime
Wind Proxy
m/s
Direction °
Dec 01, 05:00 0.2 245
Dec 01, 04:30 0.1 265
Dec 01, 04:00 0.1 245
Dec 01, 03:30 0.1 239
Dec 01, 03:00 0.7 62
Dec 01, 02:30 0.1 237
Dec 01, 02:00 0.1 262
Dec 01, 01:30 0.3 155
Dec 01, 01:00 0.8 340
Dec 01, 00:30 0.1 275
Dec 01, 00:00 0.1 278
Nov 30, 23:30 0.7 116
Nov 30, 23:00 0.2 145
Nov 30, 22:30 0.1 269
Nov 30, 22:00 0.1 286
Nov 30, 21:30 0.2 65
Nov 30, 21:00 0.1 246
Nov 30, 20:30 0.1 266
Nov 30, 20:00 0.1 149
Nov 30, 19:30 0.1 164
Nov 30, 19:00 0.1 341
Nov 30, 18:30 0.5 30
Nov 30, 18:00 0.1 331
Nov 30, 17:30 0.6 32
Nov 30, 17:00 0.1 315
Nov 30, 16:30 0.1 308
Nov 30, 16:00 0.1 300
Nov 30, 15:30 0.1 304
Nov 30, 15:00 0.1 333
Nov 30, 14:30 0.1 295
Nov 30, 14:00 0.1 287
Nov 30, 13:30 0.1 286
Nov 30, 13:00 0.1 283
Nov 30, 12:30 0.1 283
Nov 30, 12:00 0.1 288
Nov 30, 11:30 0.2 297
Nov 30, 11:00 0.2 297
Nov 30, 10:30 0.2 297
Nov 30, 10:00 0.1 291
Nov 30, 09:30 0.2 281
Nov 30, 09:00 0.1 277
Nov 30, 08:30 8.6 26
Nov 30, 08:00 0.1 279
Nov 30, 07:30 0.1 271
Nov 30, 07:00 0.1 274
Nov 30, 06:30 0.1 274
Nov 30, 06:00 0.2 270
Nov 30, 05:30 0.2 268
Nov 30, 05:00 0.1 273

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