Air/sea momentum transfer and the microwave cross section of the sea

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 104, Issue C5, 1999, Pages 11173-11191

  Plant, W J ^a   Weissman, David E ^b   Keller, William C ^a   Hessany, Vahid ^a   Hayes, Kenneth ^a   Hoppel, K W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; BACKSCATTER; MICROWAVE IMAGERY; MOMENTUM TRANSFER; SEA SURFACE; WIND VELOCITY;

PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0033562190     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999jc900038     Document Type: Article

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