Assessment and Analysis of QuikSCAT Vector Wind Products for the Gulf of Mexico A Long-Term and Hurricane Analysis.docVIP

Sensors 2008, 8, 1927-1949 sensors ISSN 1424-8220 ? 2008 by MDPI /sensors Full Research Paper Assessment and Analysis of QuikSCAT Vector Wind Products for the Gulf of Mexico: A Long-Term and Hurricane Analysis Neha Sharma and Eurico D’Sa* Louisiana State University, Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences, Coastal Studies Institute, LA 70803, USA * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mails: nsharm3@; ejdsa@ Received: 9 November 2007 / Accepted: 15 March 2008 / Published: 18 March 2008 Abstract: The northern Gulf of Mexico is a region that has been frequently impa