Ocean model validation of the NASA scatterometer winds

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 104, Issue C5, 1999, Pages 11359-11373

  Verschell, M A ^a,c   Bourassa, M A ^a   Weissman, D E ^b   O'Brien, J J ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MODEL VALIDATION; NSCAT; OCEANIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; SATELLITE SENSOR; SCATTEROMETER; SURFACE WIND;

EID: 0033562202     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1998jc900105     Document Type: Article

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