Uncertainties in global ocean surface heat flux climatologies derived from ship observations

Journal of Climate

Volumn 10, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 2764-2781

  Gleckler, Peter J ^a,c   Weare, Bryan C ^b  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Program for Climate Model Diagnosis and Intercomparison   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR/SEA INTERACTION; HEAT FLUX; OCEAN SURFACE; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 0031409948     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(1997)010<2764:UIGOSH>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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