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Global structure of marine wind speed variability derived from Topex altimeter data / G. Chen in International Journal of Remote Sensing IJRS, vol 24 n° 24 (December 2003)  

Public [article]  inInternational Journal of Remote Sensing IJRS > vol 24 n° 24 (December 2003) . - pp 5119 - 5133 Titre : Global structure of marine wind speed variability derived from Topex altimeter data Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : G. Chen, Auteur ; S.W. Bi, Auteur ; J. Ma, Auteur Année de publication : 2003 Article en page(s) : pp 5119 - 5133 Note générale : Bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Traitement d'image [Termes IGN] climat terrestre [Termes IGN] courant aérien [Termes IGN] données altimétriques [Termes IGN] données Topex-Poseidon [Termes IGN] géophysique externe [Termes IGN] océanographie spatiale [Termes IGN] Pacifique (océan) [Termes IGN] surface de la mer [Termes IGN] vague [Termes IGN] vent Résumé : (Auteur) As the largest source of momentum for the ocean surface, wind affects the full range, of oceanic motion-from individual surface waves to complete current systems. The marine surface wind is among the critical geophysical parameters which determine the most fundamental aspects of the ocean. Using six years (1993-1998) of TOPEX altimeter data with an unprecedented accuracy and continuity, a detailed investigation of the global structure of marine wind climatology and variability is carried out. It is found that the overall pattern of wind climatology is basically determined by solar radiation and therefore dominated by zonal features, while that of the wind variability is largely 'event' determined and thereby dominated by regional features. Consequently, wind climatology and wind variability show a complex relationship in their magnitude of intensity. Strong winds may be associated with high variabilities, such as in the westerlies of the North Atlantic and North Pacific; they may also be associated with low variabilities, such as in the westerlies of the Southern Ocean. Meanwhile, weak wind zones like the doldrums in the western equatorial Pacific can have a very low level of annual variability, while a very high level of interannual variability. The Asian monsoon system has a lower than average climatological mean speed, but exhibits extremely high annual variability. The phase distributions of wind variations carry combined information of climatology and variability. Effects of the Asian monsoon and marine storms are manifested on top of the basically zonal phase pattern. Statistics suggest that semiannual variability exceeds annual variability for 12.2% of the world's oceans, and interannual variability exceeds annual variability for 26.4% of the world's oceans. Numéro de notice : A2003-340 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : IMAGERIE Nature : Article nature-HAL : ArtAvecCL-RevueIntern DOI : 10.1080/0143116031000082091 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1080/0143116031000082091 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=22635 [article]

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