Evaluation of relative performance of QuikSCAT and NCEP re-analysis winds through simulations by an OGCM

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 54, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1311-1328

  Agarwal, Neeraj ^a   Sharma, Rashmi ^a   Basu, Sujit K ^a   Sarkar, Abhijit ^a   Agarwal, Vijay K ^a  

^a Indian Space Research Organization Space Application Centre   (India)

Author keywords

NCEP; OGCM; QuickSCAT; SST; TRITON and thermocline

Indexed keywords

NCEP; OCEAN GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; QUIKSCAT; SST; SURFACE CURRENTS; TRITON AND THERMOCLINE;

DIFFUSION; HEAT FLUX; MEAN SQUARE ERROR; MOMENTUM; SEA LEVEL; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; THERMODYNAMICS; WIND EFFECTS;

OCEAN CURRENTS;

BUOY SYSTEM; HEAT FLUX; MIXED LAYER; OCEANIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; QUIKSCAT; ROSSBY WAVE; SCATTEROMETER; SEA LEVEL; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SIMULATION; THERMOCLINE; TOPEX-POSEIDON; VISCOSITY;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN (TROPICAL);

EID: 34447648163     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr.2007.04.006     Document Type: Article

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