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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 °
Dec 18, 04:30 12.2 196
Dec 18, 04:00 12.2 193
Dec 18, 03:30 13.1 200
Dec 18, 03:00 13.0 186
Dec 18, 02:30 12.9 198
Dec 18, 02:00 12.7 190
Dec 18, 01:30 13.6 200
Dec 18, 01:00 16.0 200
Dec 18, 00:30 12.7 188
Dec 18, 00:00 13.7 197
Dec 17, 23:30 14.0 201
Dec 17, 23:00 13.6 203
Dec 17, 22:30 14.3 202
Dec 17, 22:00 13.2 205
Dec 17, 21:30 12.9 198
Dec 17, 21:00 16.0 197
Dec 17, 20:30 14.9 199
Dec 17, 20:00 12.3 195
Dec 17, 19:30 13.8 188
Dec 17, 19:00 16.0 199
Dec 17, 18:30 15.3 195
Dec 17, 18:00 13.2 179
Dec 17, 17:30 13.2 184
Dec 17, 17:00 13.4 189
Dec 17, 16:30 14.6 194
Dec 17, 16:00 13.3 185
Dec 17, 15:30 12.4 187
Dec 17, 15:00 11.6 186
Dec 17, 14:30 12.7 179
Dec 17, 14:00 12.8 173
Dec 17, 13:30 10.7 177
Dec 17, 13:00 11.2 180
Dec 17, 12:30 11.7 178
Dec 17, 12:00 12.3 176
Dec 17, 11:30 10.3 191
Dec 17, 11:00 12.0 189
Dec 17, 10:30 10.0 200
Dec 17, 10:00 10.2 194
Dec 17, 09:30 10.3 191
Dec 17, 09:00 10.5 196
Dec 17, 08:30 11.4 200
Dec 17, 08:00 10.8 199
Dec 17, 07:30 12.5 205
Dec 17, 07:00 10.4 211
Dec 17, 06:30 12.3 208
Dec 17, 06:00 10.9 201
Dec 17, 05:30 11.1 205
Dec 17, 05:00 9.4 199
Dec 17, 04:30 9.9 193

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