Further refinements to models for the bulk-skin sea surface temperature difference

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 108, Issue 12, 2003, Pages

  Castro, S L ^a   Wick, G A ^b   Emery, W J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cool skin; Near surface temperature gradient; Radiometric temperature; Sea surface temperarture difference; Surface renewal

Indexed keywords

NUMERICAL MODEL; RADIOMETRIC METHOD; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT;

EID: 1842762127     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002jc001641     Document Type: Article

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