Methods to homogenize wind speeds from ships and buoys
Thomas, B.R.; Kent, E.C. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6209-4247; Swail, V.R.. 2005 Methods to homogenize wind speeds from ships and buoys. International Journal of Climatology, 25 (7). 979-995. 10.1002/joc.1176
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Marine winds reported by Voluntary Observing Ships (VOS) and moored buoys require adjustment to provide a homogeneous record of the marine climate. Known sources of inhomogeneity arise from differences in measurement height and method, averaging method and atmospheric stability; methods are available to correct for these. However, significant differences remain in a paired dataset of ship and buoy winds. Regression methods to remove this remaining inconsistency are discussed, and a ranked regression method chosen as most appropriate to adjust ship wind speeds to yield a similar distribution. We show the factors, such as vessel type, that affect the regression results. The corrections, derived from a high-quality paired dataset with rigorous quality control, are effective at reducing inhomogeneity in monthly mean wind speed distributions derived from the International Comprehensive Ocean–Atmosphere Data Set.
Item Type: | Publication - Article |
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Digital Object Identifier (DOI): | 10.1002/joc.1176 |
ISSN: | 0899-8418 |
Additional Keywords: | wind speed, buoy, VOS, bias, ranked regression |
Date made live: | 29 Jun 2005 +0 (UTC) |
URI: | https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/116205 |
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