On the use of NCEP-NCAR reanalysis surface marine wind fields for a long-term North Atlantic wave hindcast

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 532-545

  Swail, Val R ^a   Cox, Andrew T ^b  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b Oceanweather Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; WAVE MODELING; WIND FIELD;

(NORTH); ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 0034074156     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0426(2000)017<0532:OTUONN>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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