A study of wind stress determination methods from a ship and an offshore tower

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 822-834

  Frederickson, Paul A ^a   Davidson, Kenneth L ^a   Edson, James B ^b  

^a NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL   (United States)

^b WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

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EID: 0342544693     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0426(1997)014<0822:ASOWSD>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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