Improved oceanic cool-skin corrections using a refined solar penetration model

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1986-1996

  Wick, Gary A ^a   Ohlmann, J Carter ^b   Fairall, Christopher W ^a   Jessup, Andrew T ^c  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SOLAR RADIATION; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

AIR-SEA HEAT EXCHANGE; OCEANIC COOL-SKIN CORRECTIONS; REFINED SOLAR PENETRATION MODEL; SKIN-LAYER WARMING;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; HEAT FLUX; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TOGA-COARE;

EID: 25444454865     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JPO2803.1     Document Type: Article

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