Inverse estimation of sea surface heat flux over the equatorial Pacific Ocean: Seasonal cycle

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 108, Issue 8, 2003, Pages

  Yuan, Dongliang ^a,b,c   Rienecker, Michele M ^a  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c EER System Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Equator; Flux; Heat; Pacific; Surface; Temperature

Indexed keywords

HEAT FLUX; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SEASONALITY;

(EQUATORIAL); PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0344514618     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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