1. Estimation of wave spectra with SWIM on CFOSAT – illustration on a real case C. Tison (1 ) , C. Manent (2) , T. Amiot (1) , V. Enjolras (3) , D. Hauser (2) , L. Rey (3) , P. Castillan (1) (1) CNES, « Altimetry and Radar » department, France (2) UVSQ, CNRS, LATMOS-IPSL, France (3) Thalès Alenia Space, France [email_address]
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4. SWIM instrument (1/2) SWIM : S urface W ave I nvestigation and M onitoring Ku-band radar (scatterometer) 6 beams
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6. Estimation of wave spectra Wave topography: ξ(x,y) Directional wave spectrum F(k x ,k y ) Modulation of the backscattering coefficient Signal modulation Modulation spectrum P m Received power Wave slopes Link slope/signal modulation
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11. Impact of migrations (2/2) (a) Reference 2D modulation spectrum (b) Estimated 2D modulation spectrum WITHOUT complete migration (c) Estimated 2D modulation spectrum WITH complete migrations Direction Wave- length Energy Swell 0° 0° 0% 3% 13% 10% Wind sea 11° 14° 27% 16% 19% 12%
16. 1D modulation spectra 6h UTC Swell Φ =135° (SE-NW look direction) Sea wind Φ = 235° (NE-SW look direction) Φ = angle between satellite track (assumed S-N) and radar look direction
17. 00:00 UTC 06:00 UTC 08:00 UTC 15:00 UTC 10:00 UTC Reference: 2D spectrum from WAM model CFOSAT/SWIM estimation (simulations from SimuSWIM) Hs: 6.5 m U: 17.3 m/s Hs: 6.1 m U: 8.8 m/s Hs: 5.8 m U: 22.2 m/s Hs: 5.1 m U: 11.7 m/s Hs: 6.5 m U: 21.0 m/s Prestige SOS 14:00 UTC