Satellite-based assessment of the impact of sea-surface winds on regional atmospheric circulations over the Korean Peninsula

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 331-354

  Lee, S H ^a   Kim, D H ^a   Lee, H W ^a  

^a Pusan National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA PROCESSING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; WEATHER FORECASTING; WIND EFFECTS;

ATMSOPHERIC CIRCULATION; DATA ASSIMILATION; FIFTH MESOSCALE MODEL; SEA WIND;

SATELLITE IMAGERY;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA ASSIMILATION; DATA QUALITY; EASTERLY WAVE; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; SATELLITE DATA; SEA SURFACE; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT; WEATHER FORECASTING; WESTERLY; WIND FORCING;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; KOREA; PACIFIC OCEAN; SEA OF JAPAN; YELLOW SEA;

EID: 37249059784     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431160701241928     Document Type: Article

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