Simulation of ocean skin temperature modulation by swell waves

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 103, Issue C2, 1998, Pages 3149-3161

  Wick, Gary A ^a,b   Jessup, Andrew T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SURFACE RADIATION TEMPERATURE; SWELL; WAVES;

EID: 0032519272     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97jc03199     Document Type: Article

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