A further study on estimating surface evaporation using monthly mean data: Comparison of bulk formulations

Journal of Climate

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1592-1600

  Zhang, Guang Jun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUOYS; ERROR ANALYSIS; EVAPORATION; WIND;

OCEAN SURFACE EVAPORATION;

CLIMATOLOGY;

EID: 0031177367     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(1997)010<1592:AFSOES>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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