The Skin-Layer Ocean Heat Flux Instrument (SOHFI). Part I: Design and laboratory characterization

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1224-1238

  Sromovsky, L A ^a   Anderson, J R ^a   Best, F A ^a   Boyle, J P ^a   Sisko, C A ^a   Suomi, V E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEAT FLUX; INSTRUMENTATION; PARAMETERIZATION;

EID: 0033402294     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0426(1999)016<1224:TSLOHF>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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