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The dataset contained 14 SAR images collected under six hurricane scenes co-analyzed with stepped frequency microwave radiometer (SFMR) measurements. The basis for creating this approach utilizes the results proposed earlier linking the parameters of the atmospheric boundary layer from GPS-dropsondes data to the ocean surface emissivity from SFMR measurements. The obtained dependencies of the ocean surface emissivity on surface friction velocity, aerodynamic drag coefficient, and surface wind speed are analyzed together with the collocated SAR data leading to the new GMF valid for the retrieval of friction velocities ranging from 0.55\u20131.56 m\/s and drag coefficient values ranging from 0.00076\u20130.00232 for all sub swaths. Within the framework of the proposed approach, dependences of the normalized radar cross-section on the surface wind speed were also obtained and used for comparison with existing GMFs to show that the proposed approach is valid. 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