Reevaluation of the bulk exchange coefficient for humidity at sea during unstable and neutral conditions

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 257-272

  Sahlée, Erik ^a   Smedman, Ann Sofi ^a   Högström, Ulf ^a   Rutgersson, Anna ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; SEAWATER; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; SPEED; THERMAL STRATIFICATION; WIND;

AIR-SEA EXCHANGE; HUMIDITY FLUX; WIND GRADIENT; WIND SPEED;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

AIR TEMPERATURE; AIR-SEA INTERACTION; BOUNDARY LAYER; HUMIDITY; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; STRATIFICATION; TURBULENCE; WATER TEMPERATURE; WIND VELOCITY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BALTIC SEA;

EID: 39449089728     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2007JPO3754.1     Document Type: Article

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