Estimation of wind stress using dual-frequency TOPEX data

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 103, Issue C11, 1998, Pages 25101-25108

  Elfouhaily, Tanos ^a,d   Vandemark, Douglas ^b   Gourrion, Jérôme ^c   Chapron, Bertrand ^c  

^a NASA HEADQUARTERS   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c IFREMER   (France)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SATELLITE ALTIMETRY; TOPEX-POSEIDON; WIND MEASUREMENT; WIND STRESS;

EID: 0032532901     PISSN: 21699275     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98JC00193     Document Type: Article

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