Comparison of QuikSCAT, WRF and buoy ocean surface wind data off Valparaiso Bay, Chile

The winds that affect the surface of the ocean are also important for a vast array of activities, either operational or scientific, hence the importance of being able to adequately predict this quality. Because of the preceding fact, a Weather Research and Forecasting model was used to perform simulations at the surface of the Ocean, for winds derived from different boundary conditions (NCEP-CFSR, ERA-Interim and NCEP-FNL) and configured with...