Intercomparison of bulk aerodynamic algorithms for the computation of sea surface fluxes using TOGA COARE and TAO data

Journal of Climate

Volumn 11, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 2628-2644

  Zeng, Xubin ^a   Zhao, Ming ^a,b   Dickinson, Robert E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Aerodynamics; Air sea interaction; Algorithm; Sea surface; Surface flux; TOGA COARE

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; ALGORITHMS; HEAT FLUX; SEAWATER; VAPOR PRESSURE; WIND EFFECTS;

MOMENTUM FLUX;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

AERODYNAMICS; AIR-SEA INTERACTION; ALGORITHM; SEA SURFACE; SURFACE FLUX; TOGA-COARE;

EID: 0032194570     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(1998)011<2628:IOBAAF>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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