Numerical study on signatures of atmospheric convective cells in radar images of the ocean

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 104, Issue C11, 1999, Pages 25707-25719

  Ufermann, Susanne ^a,b   Romeiser, Roland ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^b NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; IMAGE PROCESSING; NUMERICAL MODEL; RADAR IMAGERY; SEA SURFACE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF STREAM;

EID: 17044404180     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999jc900224     Document Type: Article

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