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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 °
Nov 28, 13:00 0.0 335
Nov 28, 12:30 0.0 339
Nov 28, 12:00 0.1 327
Nov 28, 11:30 0.1 331
Nov 28, 11:00 0.1 311
Nov 28, 10:30 0.1 298
Nov 28, 10:00 0.2 303
Nov 28, 09:30 0.3 265
Nov 28, 09:00 0.2 301
Nov 28, 08:30 0.1 296
Nov 28, 08:00 0.1 313
Nov 28, 07:30 0.1 324
Nov 28, 07:00 0.1 306
Nov 28, 06:30 0.1 331
Nov 28, 06:00 0.1 331
Nov 28, 05:30 0.1 335
Nov 28, 05:00 0.1 10
Nov 28, 04:30 0.1 356
Nov 28, 04:00 0.0 345
Nov 28, 03:30 0.0 343
Nov 28, 03:00 0.0 360
Nov 28, 02:30 0.1 351
Nov 28, 02:00 0.0 328
Nov 28, 01:30 0.1 322
Nov 28, 01:00 0.1 324
Nov 28, 00:30 0.1 359
Nov 28, 00:00 0.2 350
Nov 27, 23:30 0.2 330
Nov 27, 23:00 0.3 319
Nov 27, 22:30 0.0 319
Nov 27, 22:00 0.0 315
Nov 27, 21:30 0.1 56
Nov 27, 21:00 0.1 34
Nov 27, 20:30 0.0 345
Nov 27, 20:00 0.0 336
Nov 27, 19:30 0.1 349
Nov 27, 19:00 0.1 348
Nov 27, 18:30 0.1 357
Nov 27, 18:00 0.1 330
Nov 27, 17:30 0.1 335
Nov 27, 17:00 0.1 330
Nov 27, 16:30 0.4 343
Nov 27, 16:00 0.2 342
Nov 27, 15:30 0.1 332
Nov 27, 15:00 0.1 330
Nov 27, 14:30 0.1 71
Nov 27, 14:00 0.3 98
Nov 27, 13:30 0.1 352
Nov 27, 13:00 0.1 348

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