Authors
Paolo M Ruti, Salvatore Marullo, Fabrizio d'Ortenzio, Michel Tremant
Publication date
2008/3/1
Journal
Journal of Marine Systems
Volume
70
Issue
1-2
Pages
33-48
Publisher
Elsevier
Description
Surface vector wind datasets from different assimilation systems and from scatterometers have been recently made available over the entire Mediterranean basin and for a large spectrum of spatial and temporal resolution. In this work, we compare wind vector analyses, derived from different routine assimilation systems and from blended products, to wind vectors obtained from QuikSCAT satellite sensor and to those directly measured by buoy-mounted anemometers. The analysis has been performed to verify the accuracy of the analyzed data, when the specific objective is the generation of surface winds field to force Mediterranean Sea simulations. The inter-comparison covers the period 2000–2005. Our analysis demonstrated that the spatial resolution of the data sets represents one of the main relevant sources of error in the analyzed wind fields, explaining the worst results of the reanalysis data and the relative …
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