An analysis of the accuracy of Japanese Ocean Flux data sets with use of Remote sensing Observations (J-OFURO) satellite-derived latent heat flux using moored buoy data

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 111, Issue 7, 2006, Pages

  Tomita, Hiroyuki ^a,b   Kubota, Masahisa ^a  

^a TOKAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Japan Agency for Marine Earth Science and Technology   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; BUOYS; HEAT FLUX; OCEAN CURRENTS; OCEAN ENGINEERING; REMOTE SENSING; WIND;

BUOY SYSTEM; DATA SET; ERROR ANALYSIS; FLUX MEASUREMENT; HUMIDITY; LATENT HEAT FLUX; MIDLATITUDE ENVIRONMENT; REMOTE SENSING; TROPICAL REGION;

EID: 33846169383     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JC003013     Document Type: Article

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