Subtleties in forcing eddy resolving ocean models with satellite wind data

Ocean Modelling

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 240-251

  Xu, Yongsheng ^a   Scott, Robert B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Modeling; Ocean circulation; Parameterization; Satellites; Wind power; World ocean

Indexed keywords

OCEAN CURRENTS; PARAMETERIZATION; WATER WAVES; WIND POWER; WIND STRESS;

OCEAN CIRCULATION; OCEAN MODELS; SURFACE EDDY FIELDS;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

CIRCULATION MODELING; EDDY; ENERGY FLUX; OCEANIC CURRENT; PARAMETERIZATION; SATELLITE DATA; SCATTEROMETER; WIND FORCING; WIND POWER; WIND STRESS;

EID: 37749042150     PISSN: 14635003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ocemod.2007.09.003     Document Type: Article

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