Nonlinear effects of variable winds on ocean stress climatologies

Journal of Climate

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1283-1293

  Ponte, Rui M ^a   Rosen, Richard D ^a  

^a ATMOSPHERIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; METEOROLOGY; NONLINEAR CONTROL SYSTEMS; OCEANOGRAPHY; STRESS ANALYSIS; WEATHER FORECASTING; WIND EFFECTS;

SEASONAL STRESS; SURFACE WINDS;

CLIMATOLOGY;

MARINE ATMOSPHERE; SURFACE WIND; WIND STRESS;

EID: 1842739484     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(2004)017<1283:NEOVWO>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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