Satellite observations of the wind jets off the pacific coast of Central America. Part I: Case studies and statistical characteristics

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 128, Issue 7 I, 2000, Pages 1993-2018

  Chelton, Dudley B ^a   Freilich, Michael H ^a   Esbensen, Steven K ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

JET STREAM; NSCAT; SURFACE WIND; WIND VELOCITY;

CENTRAL AMERICA;

EID: 0033834101     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0493(2000)128<1993:SOOTWJ>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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