Comparison of analyzed and measured wind speeds in the perspective of oceanic simulations over the Mediterranean basin: Analyses, QuikSCAT and buoy data

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 70, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 33-48

  Ruti, Paolo M ^a   Marullo, Salvatore ^a   D'Ortenzio, Fabrizio ^b   Tremant, Michel ^c  

^a ENEA C R CASACCIA   (Italy)

^b LABORATOIRE D OCÉANOGRAPHIE DE VILLEFRANCHE   (France)

^c MÉTÉO FRANCE   (France)

Author keywords

Data buoys; Intercomparison; Mediterranean; Meteorological data; Scatterometers; Wind speed

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA REDUCTION; OCEAN CURRENTS; PROBLEM SOLVING;

DATA BUOYS; INTERCOMPARISON; MEDITERRANEAN BASINS; METEOROLOGICAL DATA; SCATTEROMETERS; WIND SPEED;

WIND POWER;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DATA SET; SATELLITE DATA; SCATTEROMETER; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; WIND VELOCITY;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 37449015412     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2007.02.026     Document Type: Article

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