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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 °
Oct 04, 18:30 0.3 240
Oct 04, 18:00 0.3 255
Oct 04, 17:30 0.6 233
Oct 04, 17:00 0.5 237
Oct 04, 16:30 0.5 239
Oct 04, 16:00 0.5 244
Oct 04, 15:30 0.5 245
Oct 04, 15:00 0.4 253
Oct 04, 14:30 0.7 224
Oct 04, 14:00 0.5 249
Oct 04, 13:30 0.4 236
Oct 04, 13:00 0.3 238
Oct 04, 12:30 0.3 233
Oct 04, 12:00 0.3 240
Oct 04, 11:30 0.3 243
Oct 04, 11:00 0.3 243
Oct 04, 10:30 0.3 260
Oct 04, 10:00 0.3 251
Oct 04, 09:30 0.3 248
Oct 04, 09:00 0.3 249
Oct 04, 08:30 0.2 247
Oct 04, 08:00 0.3 250
Oct 04, 07:30 0.3 244
Oct 04, 07:00 0.4 241
Oct 04, 06:30 0.4 250
Oct 04, 06:00 0.4 249
Oct 04, 05:30 0.5 245
Oct 04, 05:00 0.6 241
Oct 04, 04:30 0.5 251
Oct 04, 04:00 0.7 246
Oct 04, 03:30 0.7 231
Oct 04, 03:00 0.6 239
Oct 04, 02:30 0.7 247
Oct 04, 02:00 0.7 250
Oct 04, 01:30 0.6 243
Oct 04, 01:00 0.6 253
Oct 04, 00:30 0.5 251
Oct 04, 00:00 0.6 244
Oct 03, 23:30 0.5 256
Oct 03, 23:00 0.5 245
Oct 03, 22:30 0.6 230
Oct 03, 22:00 0.6 239
Oct 03, 21:30 0.7 258
Oct 03, 21:00 0.5 235
Oct 03, 20:30 0.6 257
Oct 03, 20:00 0.6 243
Oct 03, 19:30 0.6 253
Oct 03, 19:00 0.7 241
Oct 03, 18:30 0.8 240

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