An improved QuikSCAT wind retrieval algorithm and eye locating for typhoon

ZHONG Jian FEI Jianfang HUANG Sixun DU Huadong ZHANG Liang

ZHONGJian, FEIJianfang, HUANGSixun, DUHuadong, ZHANGLiang. An improved QuikSCAT wind retrieval algorithm and eye locating for typhoon[J]. 海洋学报英文版, 2012, (1): 41-50. doi: 10.1007/s13131-012-0174-3
引用本文: ZHONGJian, FEIJianfang, HUANGSixun, DUHuadong, ZHANGLiang. An improved QuikSCAT wind retrieval algorithm and eye locating for typhoon[J]. 海洋学报英文版, 2012, (1): 41-50. doi: 10.1007/s13131-012-0174-3
ZHONG Jian, FEI Jianfang, HUANG Sixun, DU Huadong, ZHANG Liang. An improved QuikSCAT wind retrieval algorithm and eye locating for typhoon[J]. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2012, (1): 41-50. doi: 10.1007/s13131-012-0174-3
Citation: ZHONG Jian, FEI Jianfang, HUANG Sixun, DU Huadong, ZHANG Liang. An improved QuikSCAT wind retrieval algorithm and eye locating for typhoon[J]. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2012, (1): 41-50. doi: 10.1007/s13131-012-0174-3

An improved QuikSCAT wind retrieval algorithm and eye locating for typhoon

doi: 10.1007/s13131-012-0174-3
基金项目: The National Natural Science Foundation of China under contract Nos 41005029, 41105012 and 41105063; the National Public Benefit (Meteorology) Research Foundation of China under contract No. GYHY201106004.

An improved QuikSCAT wind retrieval algorithm and eye locating for typhoon

  • 摘要: This paper proposes a rain considered geophysical model function (GMF), to be noted as GMF plus Rain. GMF plus Rain is based on the basic raidative transfer model with attenuation and scattering effects of rain on radar signal considered. Combined with the NSCAT2 GMF and the rain correction model, the GMF plus Rain model is used to retrieve the ocean wind vectors from the collocated QuikSCAT and SSM/I rain rate data for typhoon Melor. The resulting wind speed estimates of typhoon Melor show improved agreement with the wind fields derived from the best track analysis of Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). The results imply that compared with the GMF model, the GMF plus Rain model can improve the precision of wind retrieval under the rain condition. Then, a new general algorithm of locating the eye of typhoon through the normalized radar cross section (NRCS) is proposed. The implementation of this algorithm in the ten QuikSCAT observations of typhoon Melor suggests that this algorithm is effective.
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  • 收稿日期:  2010-04-21
  • 修回日期:  2011-08-10

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