SST-induced surface wind variations over the Brazil-Malvinas confluence: Satellite and in situ observations

Journal of Climate

Volumn 18, Issue 17, 2005, Pages 3470-3482

  Tokinaga, Hiroki ^a,b   Tanimoto, Youichi ^a   Xie, Shang Ping ^c  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; OCEAN CURRENTS; OCEANOGRAPHY; WEATHER SATELLITES; WIND;

BRAZIL; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SURFACE WIND; VERTICAL MIXING;

CLIMATOLOGY;

SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SURFACE WIND; VERTICAL MIXING;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BRAZILIAN SHELF; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

EID: 27344453828     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JCLI3485.1     Document Type: Article

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