Atmospheric boundary layer over the central and western equatorial Pacific Ocean observed during COARE and CEPEX

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 102, Issue C10, 1997, Pages 23217-23237

  Serra, Yolande L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN COUPLING; ATMOSPHERIC BOUNDARY LAYER;

PACIFIC, (CENTRAL); PACIFIC, (EQUATORIAL WEST);

EID: 0031414992     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97JC01191     Document Type: Article

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