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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 26, 14:30 0.4 141
Dec 26, 14:00 0.9 151
Dec 26, 13:30 0.6 156
Dec 26, 13:00 0.7 164
Dec 26, 12:30 0.7 145
Dec 26, 12:00 0.7 143
Dec 26, 11:30 0.8 145
Dec 26, 11:00 0.9 151
Dec 26, 10:30 1.2 147
Dec 26, 10:00 1.4 141
Dec 26, 09:30 1.7 144
Dec 26, 09:00 1.9 138
Dec 26, 08:30 2.1 139
Dec 26, 08:00 1.5 142
Dec 26, 07:30 1.4 137
Dec 26, 07:00 1.1 143
Dec 26, 06:30 1.1 143
Dec 26, 06:00 1.2 135
Dec 26, 05:30 1.3 129
Dec 26, 05:00 2.0 127
Dec 26, 04:30 2.3 131
Dec 26, 04:00 3.8 122
Dec 26, 03:30 3.9 124
Dec 26, 03:00 4.3 121
Dec 26, 02:30 5.7 120
Dec 26, 02:00 6.0 119
Dec 26, 01:30 5.9 119
Dec 26, 01:00 6.6 118
Dec 26, 00:30 7.0 121
Dec 26, 00:00 7.5 122
Dec 25, 23:30 5.5 125
Dec 25, 23:00 6.2 126
Dec 25, 22:30 7.0 128
Dec 25, 22:00 3.9 133
Dec 25, 21:30 4.4 127
Dec 25, 21:00 4.1 125
Dec 25, 20:30 4.3 127
Dec 25, 20:00 4.5 124
Dec 25, 19:30 4.3 124
Dec 25, 19:00 4.4 121
Dec 25, 18:30 3.6 126
Dec 25, 18:00 3.4 129
Dec 25, 17:30 3.5 126
Dec 25, 17:00 3.2 132
Dec 25, 16:30 1.5 136
Dec 25, 16:00 1.6 136
Dec 25, 15:30 1.5 133
Dec 25, 15:00 1.5 135
Dec 25, 14:30 1.0 138

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