Baroclinic modification of midlatitude marine surface wind vectors observed by the NASA scatterometer

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 104, Issue D24, 1999, Pages 31225-31237

  Foster, Ralph C ^a   Brown, R A ^a   Enloe, Amy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAROCLINIC ATMOSPHERE; BOUNDARY LAYER; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; MIDLATITUDE ENVIRONMENT; SCATTEROMETER; SURFACE WIND;

(NORTHEAST); (NORTHWEST); ATLANTIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0033611337     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999JD900945     Document Type: Article

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