A comparison of sea surface temperatures from microwave remote sensing of the Labrador Sea with in situ measurements and model simulations

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 111, Issue 12, 2006, Pages

  Emery, William J ^a   Brandt, Peter ^b   Funk, Adreas ^b   Böning, Claus ^b  

^a UCB 450   (United States)

^b GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLOUDS; FLOW INTERACTIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OCEAN CURRENTS; SEAWATER; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

ANNUAL CYCLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; MICROWAVE RADIOMETER; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE PROFILE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; LABRADOR SEA;

EID: 34249099503     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JC003578     Document Type: Article

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