Retrieved wind speed from the Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2

Nelson, Robert R.; Eldering, Annmarie; Crisp, David; Merrelli, Aronne J.; O'Dell, Christopher W.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-13-6889-2020

Articles | Volume 13, issue 12

https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-13-6889-2020

© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-13-6889-2020

© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 13, issue 12

Research article

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18 Dec 2020

Research article |

| 18 Dec 2020

Retrieved wind speed from the Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2

Robert R. Nelson, Annmarie Eldering, David Crisp, Aronne J. Merrelli, and Christopher W. O'Dell

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Final revised paper (published on 18 Dec 2020)
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RC1: 'Review of the manuscript “Retrieved wind speed from the orbiting carbon observatory-2” by Nelson et al.', Anonymous Referee #1, 21 Jun 2020
- AC1: 'Author Response', Robert Roland Nelson, 31 Aug 2020
RC2: 'Review. Check on Cox-Munk model used', François-Marie Bréon, 03 Jul 2020
- AC2: 'Author Response', Robert Roland Nelson, 31 Aug 2020

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AR by Robert Roland Nelson on behalf of the Authors (31 Aug 2020) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (11 Oct 2020) by Ad Stoffelen

RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (13 Oct 2020)

RR by François-Marie Bréon (27 Oct 2020)

ED: Publish as is (04 Nov 2020) by Ad Stoffelen

AR by Robert Roland Nelson on behalf of the Authors (11 Nov 2020)

Short summary

Measurements of surface wind speed over oceans are scientifically useful. Here we show that the Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2), originally designed to measure carbon dioxide using reflected sunlight, can also accurately and precisely measure wind speed. OCO-2's high spatial resolution means that it can observe close to coastlines and therefore be used to study coastal wind processes and inform related economic sectors.