VIERS-1 scatterometer model

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 103, Issue 3334, 1998, Pages 7807-7831

  Janssen, P A E M ^a,f   Wallbrink, H ^a,f   Calkoen, C J ^b   Van Halsema, D ^a,c   Oost, W A ^d,e   Snoeij, P ^d,e  

^a ROYAL NETHERLANDS METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE KNMI   (Netherlands)

^b EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR MEDIUM RANGE WEATHER FORECASTS   (United Kingdom)

^c Advisory and Research Group on Geo Observation Systems and Services   (Netherlands)

^d TNO   (Netherlands)

^e DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^f ECMWF ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY BALANCE; OCEAN MODEL; SCATTEROMETER;

EID: 0032522017     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97jc02911     Document Type: Article

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