Wenqing Tang

TL;DR: In this paper, the definition of equivalent neutral wind and the rationale for using it as the geophysical product of a spaceborne scatterometer are reviewed, and the differences between equivalent neutral winds and actual wind are demonstrated with measurements at selected locations.

TL;DR: In this article, the major differences between monthly-mean ocean-surface wind fields derived from the observations of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NSCAT) Scatterometer and produced by the operational numerical weather prediction (NWP) model of the European Center for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts are found in coastal and equatorial regions, where the sharp changes are smoothed over in NWP products; these wind differences are explained to be the result of the superior spatial resolution of NSCAT winds.

TL;DR: The L-band passive and active microwave geophysical model functions (GMFs) of ocean surface winds from the Aquarius data are derived and the validity of the GMFs is tested through application to wind and salinity retrieval from Aquarian data using the combined active-passive algorithm.

TL;DR: It is demonstrated that the CAP salinity and vector wind performance is superior to individual algorithms and provides wind vectors nearly as good as RapidScat for low-to-moderate winds and possibly superior to traditional scatterometers for wind speeds larger than 12.5 m/s.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors synthesize present knowledge of the magnitude and the processes that contribute to the formation and evolution of vertical and horizontal variability in near-surface salinity in satellite-mounted microwave radiometers.