Cyclone surface pressure fields and frontogenesis from NASA scatterometer (NSCAT) winds

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 105, Issue C10, 2000, Pages 23967-23981

  Zierden, David F ^a   Bourassa, Mark A ^a   O'Brien, James J ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLONE; FRONTOGENESIS; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; NSCAT; PRESSURE FIELD; SCATTEROMETER;

EID: 0033677791     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000jc900062     Document Type: Article

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