Modulation of ocean skin temperature by swell waves

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 101, Issue C3, 1996, Pages 6501-6511

  Jessup, A T ^a   Hesany, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SKIN TEMPERATURE; SST; SWELL; WAVE BREAKING;

EID: 0029749950     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/95JC03618     Document Type: Article

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