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Deriving Surface Winds from Satellite Observations of Low-Level Cloud Motions

James C. SadlerUniversity of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI 96822

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B. J. KilonskyUniversity of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI 96822

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Abstract

Climatological shears between ship winds and satellite-observed, low-level cloud motions are used to derive monthly mean surface winds from satellite observations of low-level cloud drift. The derived surface winds compare well with observed surface winds from ships, moored buoys and the Seasat altimeter.

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Climatological shears between ship winds and satellite-observed, low-level cloud motions are used to derive monthly mean surface winds from satellite observations of low-level cloud drift. The derived surface winds compare well with observed surface winds from ships, moored buoys and the Seasat altimeter.

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