COADS Release 2 data and metadata enhancements for improvements of marine surface flux fields

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth

Volumn 23, Issue 5-6, 1998, Pages 517-526

  Woodruff, S D ^a   Diaz, H F ^a   Elms, J D ^b   Worley, S J ^c  

^a EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Air sea interaction; Data set; Oceanography; Sea surface; Surface Flux

Indexed keywords

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; DATA SET; OCEANOGRAPHY; SEA SURFACE; SURFACE FLUX;

EID: 0032460744     PISSN: 00791946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0079-1946(98)00064-0     Document Type: Article

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