Geophysical model function for wind speed retrieval from SARAL AltiKa: A sensitivity study

R Gairola, M Bushair, Suchandra Bhowmick
unpublished
Objective of the study: • To develop a Geophysical Model Function for estimation of the microwave nadir-viewing radar backscatter of sea surface at Ka-band as a function of wind speed based on both theoretical and empirical basis. • Estimation of wind speed and its validation using other radar altimeter and buoy data. •Demonstration of wind speed for various case studies on regional to global scale. Background:
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