Development and Implementation of Operational SAR Geophysical Data Products: Validation of RCM Wind Speeds
(NOAA Collaborators:Paul DiGiacomo)
Research Topic:
Calibration and Validation
Task Leader:
Francis Monaldo
Sponsor:
ORS
Published Date:
11/10/2020
We will use the nominal Synthetic Aperture Rada (SAR) Ocean Products System (SAROPS) algorithms to compute SAR wind speeds from the Radarsat Constellation Mission (RCM) satellites. Then we will validate these results against Sentinel-1A/B satellite SAR-derived wind speeds, Global Forecast System (GFS) wind speeds, and National Data Buoy Center buoy winds. We will attempt to confirm whether the RCM-derived winds have a performance comparable to Sentinel-1A/B wind speeds.