Cool-skin and warm-layer effects on sea surface temperature

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 101, Issue C1, 1996, Pages 1295-1308

  Fairall, C W ^a   Bradley, E F ^b   Godfrey, J S ^b   Wick, G A ^c   Edson, J B ^d   Young, G S ^e  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c UCB 428   (United States)

^d WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^e PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR-SEA FLUX; BULK SURFACE FLUX; COOL-SKIN; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SST; TEMPERATURE CORRECTION; TOGA-COARE; WARM LAYER; WARM POOL; WARM-LAYER;

EID: 0029729167     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/95JC03190     Document Type: Article

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