Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere Response Experiment (COARE): an interim report

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 103, Issue C7, 1998, Pages 14395-14450

  Godfrey, J S ^a   Houze Jr , R A ^b   Johnson, R H ^c   Lukas, R ^d,h   Redelsperger, J L ^e,i   Sumi, A ^f   Weller, R ^g  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c Engineering Research Center and Hydraulics Laboratory   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^e MÉTÉO FRANCE   (France)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^g WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

ⁱ CENTRE NATIONAL DE RECHERCHES MÉTÉOROLOGIQUES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN COUPLING; INTRASEASONAL OSCILLATION;

EID: 0032577960     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97jc03120     Document Type: Article

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