Comparison of ECMWF and Quikscat-Derived Surface Pressure Gradients

A technique based solely on QuikSCAT data is developed for determining suspect differences between QSCAT and ECMWF pressure gradients. Pressure fields are computed from scatterometer winds using a variational method that applies a gradient wind conversion. Kinematic analysis of the satellite wind fi...

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spelling ndltd-fsu.edu-oai-fsu.digital.flvc.org-fsu_1761552020-06-05T03:08:25Z Comparison of ECMWF and Quikscat-Derived Surface Pressure Gradients Taylor, Jeffrey P. (authoraut) Bourassa, Mark (professor directing thesis) Cunningham, Phillip (committee member) Ruscher, Paul (committee member) Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences (degree granting department) Florida State University (degree granting institution) Text text Florida State University Florida State University English eng 1 online resource computer application/pdf A technique based solely on QuikSCAT data is developed for determining suspect differences between QSCAT and ECMWF pressure gradients. Pressure fields are computed from scatterometer winds using a variational method that applies a gradient wind conversion. Kinematic analysis of the satellite wind field is performed in order to determine which parameters are physically related to the suspect pressure gradients. It is discovered that the likelihood of these suspect occurrences has the greatest dependence on relative vorticity, total deformation, and the curvature Rossby number. A broad range of these values is tested and a single assessment criterion is derived based upon the value of several skill scores. Overall, the assessment criterion is able to correctly identify the majority of suspect pressure gradients; yet considerable over-flagging does occur in many instances. However, the over-flagging is not random: the false alarms are tightly clustered around the suspect areas, resulting in flagged regions that are too large. Identification of the location of suspect areas in pressure products should be useful to forecasters. A Thesis Submitted to the Department of Meteorology in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Masters of Science. Fall Semester, 2006. August 15, 2006. Flagging Techniques Includes bibliographical references. Mark Bourassa, Professor Directing Thesis; Phillip Cunningham, Committee Member; Paul Ruscher, Committee Member. Meteorology FSU_migr_etd-1655 http://purl.flvc.org/fsu/fd/FSU_migr_etd-1655 This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s). The copyright in theses and dissertations completed at Florida State University is held by the students who author them. http://diginole.lib.fsu.edu/islandora/object/fsu%3A176155/datastream/TN/view/Comparison%20of%20ECMWF%20and%20Quikscat-Derived%20Surface%20Pressure%20Gradients.jpg
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Comparison of ECMWF and Quikscat-Derived Surface Pressure Gradients
description A technique based solely on QuikSCAT data is developed for determining suspect differences between QSCAT and ECMWF pressure gradients. Pressure fields are computed from scatterometer winds using a variational method that applies a gradient wind conversion. Kinematic analysis of the satellite wind field is performed in order to determine which parameters are physically related to the suspect pressure gradients. It is discovered that the likelihood of these suspect occurrences has the greatest dependence on relative vorticity, total deformation, and the curvature Rossby number. A broad range of these values is tested and a single assessment criterion is derived based upon the value of several skill scores. Overall, the assessment criterion is able to correctly identify the majority of suspect pressure gradients; yet considerable over-flagging does occur in many instances. However, the over-flagging is not random: the false alarms are tightly clustered around the suspect areas, resulting in flagged regions that are too large. Identification of the location of suspect areas in pressure products should be useful to forecasters. === A Thesis Submitted to the Department of Meteorology in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Masters of Science. === Fall Semester, 2006. === August 15, 2006. === Flagging Techniques === Includes bibliographical references. === Mark Bourassa, Professor Directing Thesis; Phillip Cunningham, Committee Member; Paul Ruscher, Committee Member.
author2 Taylor, Jeffrey P. (authoraut)
author_facet Taylor, Jeffrey P. (authoraut)
title Comparison of ECMWF and Quikscat-Derived Surface Pressure Gradients
title_short Comparison of ECMWF and Quikscat-Derived Surface Pressure Gradients
title_full Comparison of ECMWF and Quikscat-Derived Surface Pressure Gradients
title_fullStr Comparison of ECMWF and Quikscat-Derived Surface Pressure Gradients
title_full_unstemmed Comparison of ECMWF and Quikscat-Derived Surface Pressure Gradients
title_sort comparison of ecmwf and quikscat-derived surface pressure gradients
publisher Florida State University
url http://purl.flvc.org/fsu/fd/FSU_migr_etd-1655
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