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Gaffard & Parent 1990

Gaffard, C. and Parent, J. (1990). Remote sensing of wind speed at sea surface level using HF skywave echoes from decametric waves. Geophysical Research Letters 17: doi: 10.1029/90GL00616. issn: 0094-8276.

Using an HF skywave radar to study the decametric sea waves, it appears that their amplitudes do not saturate as the wind speed increases. A measurement method, based on the Kahma sea wave spectrum, is proposed and radar estimations of the wind speed are compared with in situ measurements performed on board a ship. The rms difference between the two measurements is 2.5 m/s and is probably mainly due to the spatial variability in the wind speed. ¿ American Geophysical Union 1990

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Meteorology and Atmospheric Dynamics, Ocean/atmosphere interactions, Oceanography, Physical, Surface waves and tides

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Geophysical Research Letters
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