Satellite altimeter needs to be calibrated to evaluate the accuracy of sea surface height data.The dedicated altimeter calibration field needs to establish a special calibration strategy and needs to evaluate its cali...Satellite altimeter needs to be calibrated to evaluate the accuracy of sea surface height data.The dedicated altimeter calibration field needs to establish a special calibration strategy and needs to evaluate its calibration ability.This paper describes absolute calibration of HY-2 B altimeter SSH using the GPS calibration method at the newly Wanshan calibration site,located in the Wanshan Islands,China.There are two HY-2 B altimeter passes across the Wanshan calibration site.Pass No.362 is descending and the ground track passes the east of Dan’gan Island.Pass No.375 is ascending and crosses the Zhiwan Island.The GPS data processing strategy of Wanshan calibration site was established and the accuracy of GPS calibration method of Wanshan calibration site was evaluated.Meanwhile,the processing strategies of the HY-2 B altimeter for the Wanshan calibration site were established,and a dedicated geoid model data were used to benefit the calibration accuracy.The time-averaged HY-2 B altimeter bias was approximately 2.12 cm with a standard deviation of 2.08 cm.The performance of the HY-2 B correction microwave radiometer was also evaluated in terms of the wet troposphere path delay and showed a mean difference-0.2 cm with a 1.4 cm standard deviation with respect to the in situ GPS radiosonde.展开更多
The Chinese marine dynamic environment satellite HY-2B was launched in October 2018 and carries a Ku-band scatterometer.This paper focuses on the accuracies of HY-2B scatterometer wind data during the period from Nove...The Chinese marine dynamic environment satellite HY-2B was launched in October 2018 and carries a Ku-band scatterometer.This paper focuses on the accuracies of HY-2B scatterometer wind data during the period from November 2018 to May 2021.The HY-2B wind data are validated against global moored buoys operated by the U.S.National Data Buoy Center and Tropical Atmosphere Ocean,numerical model data by the National Centers for Environmental Prediction,and the Advanced Scatterometer data issued by the Remote Sensing System.The results showed that the wind speeds and directions observed by the HY-2B scatterometer agree well with these buoy wind measurements.The root-mean-squared errors(RMSEs)of the HY-2B wind speed and direction are 0.74 m/s and 11.74°,respectively.For low wind speeds(less than 5 m/s),the standard deviation of the HY-2B-derived wind direction is higher than 20°,which implies that the HY-2B wind direction for low wind speeds is less accurate than that for moderate to high wind speed ranges.The RMSE of the HY-2B wind speed is slightly larger in high latitude oceans(60°–90°S and 60°–90°N)than in low latitude regions.Furthermore,the dependence of the residuals on the cross-track location of wind vector cells and the stability of the HY-2B scatterometer wind products are discussed.The wind stability assessment results indicate that a clear yearly oscillation is observed for the HY-2B wind speed bias which is due to seasonal weather variations.In general,the accuracy of HY-2B winds meets the operational precision requirement and is consistent with other wind data.展开更多
Wanshan area has been chosen to be the specified field to calibrate and validate(Cal/Val)the HY-2 altimeter and its follow-on satellites.In March 2018,an experiment has been conducted to determine the sea surface heig...Wanshan area has been chosen to be the specified field to calibrate and validate(Cal/Val)the HY-2 altimeter and its follow-on satellites.In March 2018,an experiment has been conducted to determine the sea surface height(SSH)under the HY-2 A ground track(Pass No.203).A GPS towing-body(GPS-TB)was designed to measure the SSH covering an area of about 6 km×28 km wide centered on the HY-2 A altimeter satellite ground track.Three GPS reference stations,one tide gauge and a GPS buoy were placed in the research area,in order to process and resolve the kinematic solution and check the precision of the GPS-TB respectively.All the GPS data were calculated by the GAMIT/GLOBK software and TRACK module.The sea surface was determined by the GPS-TB solution and the tide gauge placed on Zhiwan Island.Then the sea surface of this area was interpolated by Arc GIS10.2 with ordinary Kriging method.The results showed that the precision of the GPS-TB is about 1.10 cm compared with the tide gauge placed nearby,which has an equivalent precision with the GPS buoy.The interpolated sea surface has a bias of–1.5–4.0 cm with standard deviation of 0.2–2.4 cm compared with the checking line.The gradient of the measured sea surface is about 1.62 cm/km along the HY-2 orbit which shows a good agreement compared with the CLS11 mean sea surface(MSS).In the Cal/Val of satellites,the sea surface between the tide gauge/GPS buoy and the footprint of altimeter can be improved by this work.展开更多
基金The National Key R&D Program of China under contract Nos 2018YFB0504900 and 2018YFB0504904the National Natural Science Foundation of China under contract Nos 41406204 and 41501417the Operational Support Service System for Natural Resources Satellite Remote Sensing under contract No.180019。
文摘Satellite altimeter needs to be calibrated to evaluate the accuracy of sea surface height data.The dedicated altimeter calibration field needs to establish a special calibration strategy and needs to evaluate its calibration ability.This paper describes absolute calibration of HY-2 B altimeter SSH using the GPS calibration method at the newly Wanshan calibration site,located in the Wanshan Islands,China.There are two HY-2 B altimeter passes across the Wanshan calibration site.Pass No.362 is descending and the ground track passes the east of Dan’gan Island.Pass No.375 is ascending and crosses the Zhiwan Island.The GPS data processing strategy of Wanshan calibration site was established and the accuracy of GPS calibration method of Wanshan calibration site was evaluated.Meanwhile,the processing strategies of the HY-2 B altimeter for the Wanshan calibration site were established,and a dedicated geoid model data were used to benefit the calibration accuracy.The time-averaged HY-2 B altimeter bias was approximately 2.12 cm with a standard deviation of 2.08 cm.The performance of the HY-2 B correction microwave radiometer was also evaluated in terms of the wet troposphere path delay and showed a mean difference-0.2 cm with a 1.4 cm standard deviation with respect to the in situ GPS radiosonde.
基金The National Key Research and Development Program of China under contract No.2021YFB3900400.
文摘The Chinese marine dynamic environment satellite HY-2B was launched in October 2018 and carries a Ku-band scatterometer.This paper focuses on the accuracies of HY-2B scatterometer wind data during the period from November 2018 to May 2021.The HY-2B wind data are validated against global moored buoys operated by the U.S.National Data Buoy Center and Tropical Atmosphere Ocean,numerical model data by the National Centers for Environmental Prediction,and the Advanced Scatterometer data issued by the Remote Sensing System.The results showed that the wind speeds and directions observed by the HY-2B scatterometer agree well with these buoy wind measurements.The root-mean-squared errors(RMSEs)of the HY-2B wind speed and direction are 0.74 m/s and 11.74°,respectively.For low wind speeds(less than 5 m/s),the standard deviation of the HY-2B-derived wind direction is higher than 20°,which implies that the HY-2B wind direction for low wind speeds is less accurate than that for moderate to high wind speed ranges.The RMSE of the HY-2B wind speed is slightly larger in high latitude oceans(60°–90°S and 60°–90°N)than in low latitude regions.Furthermore,the dependence of the residuals on the cross-track location of wind vector cells and the stability of the HY-2B scatterometer wind products are discussed.The wind stability assessment results indicate that a clear yearly oscillation is observed for the HY-2B wind speed bias which is due to seasonal weather variations.In general,the accuracy of HY-2B winds meets the operational precision requirement and is consistent with other wind data.
基金The National Key R&D Program of China under contract No.2018YFB0504900the National Natural Science Foundation of China under contract Nos 41406204 and 41501417Operational Support Service System For Natural Resources Satellite Remote Sensing。
文摘Wanshan area has been chosen to be the specified field to calibrate and validate(Cal/Val)the HY-2 altimeter and its follow-on satellites.In March 2018,an experiment has been conducted to determine the sea surface height(SSH)under the HY-2 A ground track(Pass No.203).A GPS towing-body(GPS-TB)was designed to measure the SSH covering an area of about 6 km×28 km wide centered on the HY-2 A altimeter satellite ground track.Three GPS reference stations,one tide gauge and a GPS buoy were placed in the research area,in order to process and resolve the kinematic solution and check the precision of the GPS-TB respectively.All the GPS data were calculated by the GAMIT/GLOBK software and TRACK module.The sea surface was determined by the GPS-TB solution and the tide gauge placed on Zhiwan Island.Then the sea surface of this area was interpolated by Arc GIS10.2 with ordinary Kriging method.The results showed that the precision of the GPS-TB is about 1.10 cm compared with the tide gauge placed nearby,which has an equivalent precision with the GPS buoy.The interpolated sea surface has a bias of–1.5–4.0 cm with standard deviation of 0.2–2.4 cm compared with the checking line.The gradient of the measured sea surface is about 1.62 cm/km along the HY-2 orbit which shows a good agreement compared with the CLS11 mean sea surface(MSS).In the Cal/Val of satellites,the sea surface between the tide gauge/GPS buoy and the footprint of altimeter can be improved by this work.
