Air-sea stability effects on the 10 m winds over the global ocean: Evaluations of air-sea flux algorithms

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 113, Issue 4, 2008, Pages

  Kara, A Birol ^a   Wallcraft, A J ^a   Bourassa, M A ^b  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; BUOYS; OCEAN CURRENTS; OCEANOGRAPHY; RAIN; WEATHER FORECASTING; WIND;

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; ALGORITHM; ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN COUPLING; SATELLITE DATA; STRATIFICATION; WIND DIRECTION; WIND FIELD; WIND VELOCITY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF STREAM; KUROSHIO CURRENT; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 46849099995     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JC004324     Document Type: Article

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