Comparison of COADS release 1a winds with instrumental measurements in the northwest Atlantic

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 133-145

  Gulev, Sergey K ^a,b  

^a SHIRSHOV INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

^b GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA SET; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; SURFACE WIND; WIND MEASUREMENT; WIND VELOCITY;

(NORTHWEST); ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 0032714077     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0426(1999)016<0133:COCRWW>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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