Basin-scale, high-wavenumber sea surface wind fields from a multiresolution analysis of scatterometer data

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 741-763

  Chin, Toshio M ^a,b   Milliff, Ralph F ^a   Large, William G ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SCATTEROMETER; SEA SURFACE; WIND FIELD;

EID: 0032413956     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0426(1998)015<0741:BSHWSS>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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