Air-sea interaction and feasibility of tsunami detection in the open ocean

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 109, Issue 5, 2004, Pages

  Godin, Oleg A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Air sea interactions; Remote sensing; Surface roughness modulation; Tsunami; Turbulence; Wave current interaction

Indexed keywords

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; REMOTE SENSING; SURFACE ROUGHNESS; TSUNAMI; TURBULENCE; WAVE-CURRENT INTERACTION; WIND VELOCITY;

HAWAII [UNITED STATES]; HAWAIIAN ISLANDS; NORTH AMERICA; OAHU; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 3543043106     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JC002030     Document Type: Article

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