Mesoscale and synoptic-scale effects on the validation of NSCAT winds by means of data buoy reports

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 104, Issue C5, 1999, Pages 11437-11447

  Austin, Shermane ^a   Pierson, Willard J ^b  

^a City College of New York   (United States)

^b CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA BUOY; DATA QUALITY; NSCAT; SATELLITE SENSOR; SCATTEROMETER; SURFACE WIND; WIND VELOCITY;

EID: 0033562262     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1998jc900116     Document Type: Article

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