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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 03, 13:00 0.4 235
Oct 03, 12:30 0.4 237
Oct 03, 12:00 0.4 238
Oct 03, 11:30 0.3 231
Oct 03, 11:00 0.4 245
Oct 03, 10:30 0.4 249
Oct 03, 10:00 0.4 259
Oct 03, 09:30 0.6 267
Oct 03, 09:00 0.6 260
Oct 03, 08:30 0.6 252
Oct 03, 08:00 1.0 260
Oct 03, 07:30 1.2 259
Oct 03, 07:00 1.2 259
Oct 03, 06:30 1.1 255
Oct 03, 06:00 0.8 258
Oct 03, 05:30 0.9 256
Oct 03, 05:00 1.0 258
Oct 03, 04:30 1.1 258
Oct 03, 04:00 1.2 261
Oct 03, 03:30 1.0 259
Oct 03, 03:00 1.1 266
Oct 03, 02:30 1.3 265
Oct 03, 02:00 1.2 274
Oct 03, 01:30 1.0 267
Oct 03, 01:00 1.0 269
Oct 03, 00:30 1.1 270
Oct 03, 00:00 1.0 271
Oct 02, 23:30 1.0 270
Oct 02, 23:00 1.0 269
Oct 02, 22:30 1.0 272
Oct 02, 22:00 1.2 277
Oct 02, 21:30 1.3 279
Oct 02, 21:00 1.1 282
Oct 02, 20:30 1.1 282
Oct 02, 20:00 1.3 283
Oct 02, 19:30 1.1 279
Oct 02, 19:00 1.1 275
Oct 02, 18:30 1.5 275
Oct 02, 18:00 1.3 276
Oct 02, 17:30 1.6 271
Oct 02, 17:00 1.5 267
Oct 02, 16:30 1.4 270
Oct 02, 16:00 1.4 270
Oct 02, 15:30 1.4 271
Oct 02, 15:00 1.5 271
Oct 02, 14:30 1.2 270
Oct 02, 14:00 1.7 276
Oct 02, 13:30 1.3 282
Oct 02, 13:00 1.4 287

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