Comparison of Multiple Surface Ocean Wind Products with Buoy Data over Blue Amazon (Brazilian Continental Margin)

Figure 1

Map of the study area between 10°N and 40°S and between 20°W and 60°W, showing the geographical locations of the 15 buoys used for in situ measurements of wind speed and direction. Symbols denote different organizational affiliations and domains: circle, Brazilian National Buoy Program (PNBOIA), shelf waters; triangle, Prediction and Research Moored Array in the Tropical Atlantic (PIRATA), oceanic waters.