Tropical cyclone boundary layer rolls derived from SAR

Astrid Werkmeister; Hans Graber; Ralph Foster; Roland Romeiser

doi:10.1109/IGARSS.2015.7326325

Tropical cyclone boundary layer rolls derived from SAR

Astrid Werkmeister, Hans Graber, Ralph Foster, Roland Romeiser

Ocean Sciences

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Abstract

In this work we present a proposed procedure for retrieving large aspect ratio roll vortices in tropical cyclone wind fields over the ocean from Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) images. Preliminary results are shown for one RADARSAT-2 image of super typhoon Megi. We use surface-layer pressure-corrected high-resolution surface wind vector fields as input to a boundary layer model in order to retrieve estimates of the vertical wind distribution in the lowest 1-2 km of the tropical cyclone. Preliminary results show evidence of large aspect ratio rolls, whose wavelengths correspond to results shown in previous works. Further analysis of these profiles will help to improve the understanding of air-sea interaction under these extreme conditions.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	2015 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS 2015 - Proceedings
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	2526-2528
Number of pages	3
ISBN (Electronic)	9781479979295
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/IGARSS.2015.7326325
State	Published - Nov 10 2015
Event	IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS 2015 - Milan, Italy Duration: Jul 26 2015 → Jul 31 2015

Publication series

Name	International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS)
Volume	2015-November

Other

Other	IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS 2015
Country	Italy
City	Milan
Period	7/26/15 → 7/31/15

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Keywords

Atmosphere
sea surface
synthetic aperture radar
tropical cyclones

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Computer Science Applications
Earth and Planetary Sciences(all)

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Werkmeister, A., Graber, H., Foster, R., & Romeiser, R. (2015). Tropical cyclone boundary layer rolls derived from SAR. In 2015 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS 2015 - Proceedings (pp. 2526-2528). [7326325] (International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS); Vol. 2015-November). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/IGARSS.2015.7326325

Tropical cyclone boundary layer rolls derived from SAR. / Werkmeister, Astrid; Graber, Hans; Foster, Ralph; Romeiser, Roland.

2015 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS 2015 - Proceedings. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2015. p. 2526-2528 7326325 (International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS); Vol. 2015-November).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Werkmeister, A, Graber, H, Foster, R & Romeiser, R 2015, Tropical cyclone boundary layer rolls derived from SAR. in 2015 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS 2015 - Proceedings., 7326325, International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), vol. 2015-November, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 2526-2528, IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS 2015, Milan, Italy, 7/26/15. https://doi.org/10.1109/IGARSS.2015.7326325

Werkmeister A, Graber H, Foster R, Romeiser R. Tropical cyclone boundary layer rolls derived from SAR. In 2015 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS 2015 - Proceedings. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2015. p. 2526-2528. 7326325. (International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS)). https://doi.org/10.1109/IGARSS.2015.7326325

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