Statistical characterization of zonal and meridional ocean wind stress

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1353-1372

  Gille, Sarah T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; RADAR MEASUREMENT; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; STATISTICS; WIND STRESS;

OCEAN WIND STRESS; SCATTEROMETER;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

OCEANOGRAPHY; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; RADAR MEASUREMENT; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; STATISTICS; WIND STRESS;

MARINE ATMOSPHERE; SCATTEROMETER; WIND MEASUREMENT; WIND STRESS;

EID: 25844475110     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JTECH1789.1     Document Type: Article

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