Wavenumber spectra of the Mediterranean Sea winds derived from the NASA QuikSCAT data

International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS)

Volumn 3, Issue , 2003, Pages 1907-1909

  Zecchetto, S ^a   De Biasio, F ^b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCES   (Italy)

Author keywords

Kinetic energy; Mesoscale; Scatterometer; Wind

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC SPECTRA; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY TRANSFER; KINETIC ENERGY; MONTE CARLO METHODS; OCEANOGRAPHY; SEA LEVEL; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

SCATTEROMETERS; WAVE NUMBER SPECTRUM;

WIND EFFECTS;

EID: 0242626817     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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