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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, 15:30 0.7 132
Nov 28, 15:00 1.2 132
Nov 28, 14:00 1.0 126
Nov 28, 13:30 0.9 126
Nov 28, 13:00 1.1 119
Nov 28, 12:30 1.0 119
Nov 28, 12:00 1.0 121
Nov 28, 11:30 1.0 120
Nov 28, 11:00 1.0 119
Nov 28, 10:30 1.5 121
Nov 28, 10:00 1.3 118
Nov 28, 09:30 1.6 120
Nov 28, 09:00 1.5 121
Nov 28, 08:30 3.7 111
Nov 28, 08:00 3.5 106
Nov 28, 07:30 1.0 122
Nov 28, 07:00 0.8 122
Nov 28, 06:30 0.5 127
Nov 28, 06:00 0.6 131
Nov 28, 05:30 0.5 134
Nov 28, 05:00 0.5 136
Nov 28, 04:30 0.3 143
Nov 28, 04:00 0.3 146
Nov 28, 03:30 0.6 146
Nov 28, 03:00 0.3 143
Nov 28, 02:30 0.3 142
Nov 28, 02:00 0.3 115
Nov 28, 01:30 0.3 162
Nov 28, 01:00 0.2 157
Nov 28, 00:30 0.4 136
Nov 28, 00:00 0.2 143
Nov 27, 23:30 0.2 137
Nov 27, 23:00 0.2 109
Nov 27, 22:30 0.2 135
Nov 27, 22:00 0.3 130
Nov 27, 21:30 0.2 134
Nov 27, 21:00 0.3 121
Nov 27, 20:30 0.4 87
Nov 27, 20:00 0.2 150
Nov 27, 19:30 0.2 137
Nov 27, 19:00 0.2 111
Nov 27, 18:30 0.1 133
Nov 27, 18:00 0.1 165
Nov 27, 17:30 0.2 164
Nov 27, 17:00 0.1 185
Nov 27, 16:30 0.2 212
Nov 27, 16:00 0.2 216

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