1. Differences Between ASCAT, OSCAT and QuikSCAT Derived Vorticity Mark A. Bourassa and Heather Holbach Center for Ocean-Atmospheric Prediction Studies & Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Science The Florida State University
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7. Example of Smoothing: ASCAT 50km averaging 100km averaging Vorticity (10 -5 s -1 ) Heather Holbach Mark Bourassa
8. Example of Smoothing: QSCAT 50km averaging 100km averaging Vorticity (10 -5 s -1 ) Heather Holbach Mark Bourassa
9. Example of Smoothing: OSCAT Vorticity (10 -5 s -1 ) Heather Holbach Mark Bourassa 100km averaging 200km averaging
10. Probability Density of Vorticity (Atlantic, 40-60N) Vorticity (10 -4 s -1 ) d Probability / d Vorticity (10 4 s) Heather Holbach Mark Bourassa
13. Tropics (10S-10N and 25W-17W d Probability / d Vorticity (10 4 s) Vorticity (10 -4 s -1 ) Heather Holbach Mark Bourassa
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15. Differences Between ASCAT, OSCAT and QuikSCAT Derived Vorticity IGARSS 2009 Heather Holbach and Mark A. Bourassa Center for Ocean-Atmospheric Prediction Studies & Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Science The Florida State University
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