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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, 14:30 0.5 257
Oct 03, 14:00 3.8 121
Oct 03, 13:30 3.1 111
Oct 03, 13:00 3.9 110
Oct 03, 12:30 0.3 263
Oct 03, 12:00 3.5 112
Oct 03, 11:30 4.3 112
Oct 03, 11:00 0.3 254
Oct 03, 10:30 0.3 261
Oct 03, 10:00 0.4 247
Oct 03, 09:30 0.4 251
Oct 03, 09:00 0.3 259
Oct 03, 08:30 0.3 251
Oct 03, 08:00 0.2 262
Oct 03, 07:30 0.2 262
Oct 03, 07:00 0.3 266
Oct 03, 06:30 0.3 263
Oct 03, 06:00 0.3 259
Oct 03, 05:30 0.4 266
Oct 03, 05:00 0.3 259
Oct 03, 04:30 2.8 270
Oct 03, 04:00 3.5 271
Oct 03, 03:30 4.1 268
Oct 03, 03:00 5.4 270
Oct 03, 02:30 6.7 269
Oct 03, 02:00 7.1 265
Oct 03, 01:30 7.6 276
Oct 03, 01:00 7.8 276
Oct 03, 00:30 7.5 273
Oct 03, 00:00 7.2 277
Oct 02, 23:30 7.9 282
Oct 02, 23:00 7.7 281
Oct 02, 22:30 0.7 266
Oct 02, 22:00 0.8 267
Oct 02, 21:30 0.7 269
Oct 02, 21:00 0.9 269
Oct 02, 20:30 0.8 263
Oct 02, 20:00 0.7 263
Oct 02, 19:30 0.7 270
Oct 02, 19:00 0.9 265
Oct 02, 18:30 0.7 269
Oct 02, 18:00 0.9 271
Oct 02, 17:30 0.8 268
Oct 02, 17:00 0.7 271
Oct 02, 16:30 0.7 271
Oct 02, 16:00 0.6 265
Oct 02, 15:30 0.6 262
Oct 02, 15:00 0.6 263
Oct 02, 14:30 0.6 267

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