Satellite scatterometer studies of ocean surface stress and drag coefficients using a direct model

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 104, Issue C5, 1999, Pages 11329-11335

  Weissman, David E ^a   Graber, Hans C ^b  

^a HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRAG COEFFICIENT; MODEL; SATELLITE SENSOR; SCATTEROMETER; SEA SURFACE; WIND STRESS;

EID: 0033562188     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1998jc900117     Document Type: Article

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