Estimation of wind friction velocity and direction at the ocean surface from physical models and space-borne radar scatterometer measurements

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 106, Issue C10, 2001, Pages 22503-22519

  Lettvin, Ellen E ^a   Vesecky, John F ^b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d University of California Santa Cruz   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRICTION; REMOTE SENSING; SCATTEROMETER; SEA SURFACE; WIND DIRECTION; WIND VELOCITY;

EID: 0035171674     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999jc000077     Document Type: Article

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