Statistical distribution of wind speeds and directions globally observed by NSCAT

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 104, Issue C5, 1999, Pages 11393-11403

  Ebuchi, Naoto ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLOBAL OCEAN; NSCAT; SATELLITE SENSOR; SCATTEROMETER; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURFACE WIND; WIND DIRECTION; WIND VELOCITY;

EID: 0033562311     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98jc02061     Document Type: Article

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