Quasi-stationary wave variability in NSCAT winds

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 104, Issue C5, 1999, Pages 11425-11435

  Milliff, Ralph F ^a   Hoar, Timothy J ^a   Van Loon, Harry ^a   Raphael, Marilyn ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NSCAT; SATELLITE SENSOR; SCATTEROMETER; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE; SURFACE WIND; ZONAL WIND;

EID: 0033562214     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1998jc900087     Document Type: Article

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