Browsing by Subject "Winds"
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A model of the wind direction signature in the Stokes emission vector from the ocean surface at microwave frequencies
(JOHN WILEY & SONS INC, 2001-06-30)
Article
Open AccessThis paper presents a model of the Stokes emission vector from the ocean surface. The ocean surface is described as an ensemble of facets with Cox and Munk's (1954) Gram-Charlier slope distribution. The study discusses the ... -
A new high-resolution ocean forcing based on ERA5 and scatterometer data
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2022)
Conference report
Restricted access - publisher's policyThe ERA* stress-equivalent wind (UI0S) is a correction of the ECMWF Fifth Reanalysis (ERA5) output by means of geo-Iocated scatterometer-ERA5 differences over a 3-day temporal window, in which the combined sampling of the ... -
Analisi del temporal de vent sever del 24 de gener del 2009 al Baix Llobregat: modelitzacio i interpolacio de la direccio i intensitat del vent.
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2011-03-31)
Bachelor thesis
Open AccessEl 24 de gener del 2009 una ciclogenesi explosiva va provocar un temporal de vent sever, que va ensorrar edificis, va afectar greument a algunes infraestructures, cases i edificis, sent la causa de fins a set victimes ... -
Analysis of the Sea-breeze Eolic potential in the Llobregat Delta area using Aerodyn numerical simulation.
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2012-07-05)
Bachelor thesis
Open AccessFrom hourly data of wind speed from 1993 to 2011 recorded in the automatic Weather Station of the Meteorological Weather Service placed in Viladecans (Llobregat Delta) a stadistic study will be realized during the Sea-breeze ... -
Anàlisi de l’episodi de vent sever del 24 de gener del 2009 a Sant Boi del Llobregat
(2010)
Conference report
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Análisis de las características generales del viento
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2014-06)
Master thesis (pre-Bologna period)
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Análisis del evento de viento fuerte (ventisca) de diciembre del año 2000 en los Pirineos orientales
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2019-10-04)
Bachelor thesis
Open AccessOn December 30 of the year 2000, a strong and sudden episode of wind hit the Eastern Pyrenees, causing a severe blizzard. The wind lifted the snow that covered the ground, reducing visibility and causing extreme conditions ... -
Breeze influence on waves and vertical current profile in the coastal area based on EOF analysis (Vilanova i la Geltrú, Barcelona)
(2013)
Conference report
Open AccessThis article presents some preliminary results on the breeze influence on waves and vertical current profiles during eleven months of data recorded by an Acoustic Wave and Current Profiler installed in the OBSEA platform ... -
Caracterización del viento off-shore en la costa catalana a partir de observaciones del Sentinel 1 de muy alta resolución
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2018-09-27)
Master thesis
Restricted access - author's decisionDesde el lanzamiento de los satélites Sentinel 1 por parte de la ESA, se dispone de una serie de observaciones de muy alta resolución (100m x 100m)del viento off-shore que permiten caracterizarlo de forma más eficiente que ... -
Cold outbreaks from Mistral wind in the western mediterranean basin
(2017)
Conference report
Open AccessCold outbreaks over the western Mediterranean basin (WMB) associated to northern synoptic flows are investigated. Cold air entering into this region usually comes from the Gulf of Lion and is associated to synoptic northwesterly ... -
Development of a wind energy climate service based on seasonal climate prediction
(Barcelona Supercomputing Center, 2015-05-05)
Conference report
Open AccessClimate predictions tailored to the wind energy sector represent an innovation to better understand the future variability of wind energy resources. In this work an illustration of the downstream impact of the forecasts ... -
Effect of terrain relief on dust transport over complex terrains in West Asia
(Barcelona Supercomputing Center, 2017-05-04)
Conference report
Open AccessThis work investigates the impact of orography on dust transport using the multi-scale NMMB/BSC-Dust model. For this purpose, two model simulations at horizontal resolutions of 0.03º x 0.03º (Low-resolution; LR) and 0.3º ... -
Estudio de la dispersión a partir de datos de una traza pasiva en la Bahía del Fangar
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2022-10-18)
Master thesis
Open Access
Covenantee: IRTALa Badia del Fangar es caracteritza per ser petita, somera i de règim micromareal, comportant-se com una badia amb circulació estuarica positiva. La seva hidrodinàmica, de caràcter local, queda influenciada pels vents ... -
Extension of Kirchhoff method under stationary phase approximation to determination of polarimetric thermal emission from the sea
(IEE-INST ELEC ENG, 1998-07-31)
Article
Open AccessWind direction over the sea can be determined from radiometric measurements of the third Stokes parameter (TU). The Kirchhoff method is extended under the stationary phase approximation to compute the dependence of TU on ... -
Impacto del viento en la operatividad del puerto de Tarragona. Condiciones presentes y futuras
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2017-09-21)
Bachelor thesis
Open AccessEn la actualidad, el cambio climático es un problema que afecta mucho al planeta. Hay diversos estudios realizados sobre como el cambio climático afecta al viento estudiando cómo puede afectar en un futuro. En este ... -
Influence of global warming in the thermal wind formation using three numerical models: the case of the Mediterranean coast of Iberian Peninsula.
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2011-07-19)
Bachelor thesis
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Novel multipurpose buoy for offshore wind profile measurements EOLOS platform faces validation at ijmuiden offshore metmast
(2015-07-01)
Article
Open Access -
Performance evaluation of a floating Doppler wind lidar buoy in mediterranean near-shore conditions
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2015)
Conference lecture
Restricted access - publisher's policyThis paper departs from a preliminary near-shore measurement test campaign hold at El Pont del Petroli (PdP), Barcelona (Spain) where measurements from a Doppler wind-lidar buoy (the ”floating” lidar) are cross-examined ... -
Sea state effect on the sea surface emissivity at L-band
(IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC, 2003-10-31)
Article
Open AccessIn May 1999, the European Space Agency (ESA) selected the Earth Explorer Opportunity Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (SMOS) mission to obtain global and frequent soil moisture and ocean salinity maps. SMOS' single payload ... -
Simulador de vol parabòlic amb l'aeronau acrobàtica de Sukhoi
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2017-10-05)
Bachelor thesis
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