Sovremennye problemy distantsionnogo zondirovaniya Zemli iz kosmosa, 2011, Vol. 8, No. 3, pp. 277-282
The wind and sea surface temperature anomalies over the Kashevarov Bank in Okhotsk Sea
M.S. Permyakov
, T.I. Tarkhova
V.I.Il`ichev Pacific Oceanological Institute FEB RAS, 690041 Vladivostok, 43 Baltiyskaya str
In this paper the influence of cold anomaly over the Kashevarov Bank in Okhotsk Sea on the surface wind speed field has been investigated according to satellite data in ice-free period in 2006-2007 years. The wind vectors measurements by scatterometer SeaWinds onboard QuikSCAT satellite (SeaWinds/QuikSCAT) and corresponding to them sea surface temperature (SST) measurements by Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer for Earth Observing System (AMSR-E) carried on NASA's AQUA satellite are used. The empirical rations characterizing the coupling between SST and wind speed anomalies were obtained. The wind anomaly over the cold spot is proportional to SST anomaly with a slope ~0.5 m/s on 1оC and ~0.3 m/s on 1оC for satellite passes and monthly average data, respectively. The correlation factor of SST and wind anomalies from 0.7 according to daily satellite passes data up to 0.9 for monthly average data.
Keywords: remote sensing, sea surface temperature anomaly, sea surface wind, Kashevarov Bank
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