Coefficients for sea surface wind stress, heat flux, and wind profiles as a function of wind speed and temperature

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 93, Issue C12, 1988, Pages 15467-15472

  Smith, Stuart D ^a  

^a BEDFORD INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEAT FLUX; MARINE WIND; SEA SURFACE; TEMPERATURE DATA; WIND PROFILE; WIND STRESS;

EID: 0343550299     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/JC093iC12p15467     Document Type: Article

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