Evaluation of wind vectors observed by QuikSCAT/SeaWinds using ocean buoy data

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 2049-2062

  Ebuchi, Naoto ^a   Graber, Hans C ^b   Caruso, Michael J ^c  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^c WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYS; IONOSPHERE; OCEANOGRAPHY; WATER WAVE EFFECTS;

WIND VECTORS;

WIND;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DATA BUOY; REMOTE SENSING; SCATTEROMETER; SEA SURFACE; WIND VELOCITY;

EID: 0036969258     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0426(2002)019<2049:EOWVOB>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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