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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 12, 17:00 1.5 275
Oct 12, 16:30 1.5 275
Oct 12, 16:00 1.6 275
Oct 12, 15:30 1.5 277
Oct 12, 15:00 1.7 277
Oct 12, 14:30 1.7 276
Oct 12, 14:00 1.6 278
Oct 12, 13:30 3.2 268
Oct 12, 13:00 1.7 280
Oct 12, 12:30 1.8 277
Oct 12, 12:00 2.7 261
Oct 12, 11:30 1.9 271
Oct 12, 11:00 1.8 266
Oct 12, 10:30 1.4 279
Oct 12, 10:00 1.6 264
Oct 12, 09:30 2.2 266
Oct 12, 09:00 1.9 268
Oct 12, 08:30 2.2 268
Oct 12, 08:00 2.6 272
Oct 12, 07:30 3.1 280
Oct 12, 07:00 3.4 288
Oct 12, 06:30 3.9 289
Oct 12, 06:00 4.8 288
Oct 12, 05:30 5.2 297
Oct 12, 05:00 5.3 298
Oct 12, 04:30 5.5 294
Oct 12, 04:00 7.4 298
Oct 12, 03:30 5.9 291
Oct 12, 03:00 6.5 295
Oct 12, 02:30 7.0 284
Oct 12, 02:00 7.4 290
Oct 12, 01:30 6.7 282
Oct 12, 01:00 8.0 286
Oct 12, 00:30 7.7 284
Oct 12, 00:00 7.5 283
Oct 11, 23:30 7.6 285
Oct 11, 23:00 8.1 285
Oct 11, 22:30 7.0 287
Oct 11, 22:00 6.8 285
Oct 11, 21:30 6.9 287
Oct 11, 21:00 6.4 290
Oct 11, 20:30 6.9 288
Oct 11, 20:00 6.0 286
Oct 11, 19:30 5.0 286
Oct 11, 19:00 1.3 286
Oct 11, 18:30 2.1 289
Oct 11, 18:00 2.0 285
Oct 11, 17:30 1.3 265

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