On differences in satellite wind products and their effects in estimating coastal upwelling processes in the south-east Pacific

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 2007, Pages

  Croquette, Marie ^a   Eldin, Gérard ^a   Grados, Carmen ^b   Tamayo, Myrian ^c  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b INSTITUTO DEL MAR DEL PERÚ   (Peru)

^c Direccion de Hidrografia y Navegacion   (Peru)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; DATA REDUCTION; SEA LEVEL; WEATHER SATELLITES;

COASTAL UPWELLING; EKMAN PUMPING;

WIND STRESS;

EKMAN PUMPING; ERS-1; ESTIMATION METHOD; NEARSHORE DYNAMICS; SATELLITE DATA; UPWELLING; WIND STRESS; WIND-DRIVEN CIRCULATION;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (SOUTHEAST);

EID: 34547979280     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006GL027538     Document Type: Article

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