A case study of sea surface temperature-cooling dynamics near the Indian tip during May 1997

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 107, Issue 10, 2002, Pages

  Luis, Alvarinho J ^a   Kawamura, Hiroshi ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Air sea interaction; Ekman dynamics; Mixed layer processes; Princeton Ocean Model; Sea surface cooling

Indexed keywords

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; AVHRR; COOLING; MIXED LAYER; REMOTE SENSING; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

GULF OF MANNAR; INDIAN OCEAN;

EID: 0037110333     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000jc000778     Document Type: Article

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