ECMWF and ERS-1 surface winds over the Arabian Sea during July 1995

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 1619-1623

  Halpern, David ^a   Freilich, Michael H ^b   Weller, Robert A ^c  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; ERS-1; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEA SURFACE; SURFACE WIND; WEATHER FORECASTING;

ARABIAN SEA;

EID: 0033459494     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(1999)029<1619:EAESWO>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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