Ocean surface winds off the west coast of New Zealand: A comparison of ocean buoy, ECMWF model, and land-based data

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1164-1170

  Stanton, Basil R ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA BUOY; SEA SURFACE; SURFACE WIND; WIND FIELD; WIND MEASUREMENT;

NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 0032458747     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0426(1998)015<1164:OSWOTW>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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