Use of ship mean data for validating model and satellite flux fields during the FETCH experiment

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 108, Issue 3, 2003, Pages

  Eymard, L ^a   Weill, A ^a   Bourras, D ^b   Guerin C ^a   Le Borgne, P ^c   Lefevre, J M ^c  

^a SERVICE D AÉRONOMIE DU CNRS   (France)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c MÉTÉO FRANCE   (France)

Author keywords

FETCH experiment; Model; Satellite; Ship; Surface fluxes; Validation

Indexed keywords

MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SHIPBORNE MEASUREMENT; SURFACE FLUX;

EID: 0142123036     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001jc001207     Document Type: Article

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