Observations of sea surface mean square slope under light wind during the Tropical Ocean-Global Atmosphere Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere Response Experiment

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 103, Issue 3336, 1998, Pages 12603-12612

  Walsh, E J ^a,e   Hagan, D E ^b,c,d   Rogers, D P ^b,f,g   Weller, R A ^a,b,e   Fairall, C W ^b,c,d   Friehe, C A ^a,b,f   Burns, S P ^b,d   Khelif, D ^c,d,g   Vandemark, D C ^a,b   Swift, R N ^b,c,d   Scott, J F ^f,g  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^g NASA HEADQUARTERS   (United States)

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EID: 0007691637     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98jc00780     Document Type: Article

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