Decomposing observations of high-frequency radar-derived surface currents by their forcing mechanisms: Locally wind-driven surface currents

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 115, Issue 12, 2010, Pages

  Kim, Sung Yong ^a   Cornuelle, Bruce D ^b   Terrill, Eric J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b San Diego   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMPULSE RESPONSE; RADAR;

CURRENT DYNAMICS; CURRENT MAGNITUDES; GEOSTROPHIC BALANCE; HIGH-FREQUENCY RADAR; IMPULSE RESPONSE FUNCTIONS; LOW-FREQUENCY CURRENTS; OCEAN SURFACE CURRENTS; QUASI-STEADY; RESPONSE FUNCTIONS; SAN DIEGO; SEASONAL VARIATION; SURFACE CURRENT; TO EFFECT; VERIFICATION TOOLS; WIND DATA; WIND SPEED;

TRANSFER FUNCTIONS;

BATHYMETRIC SURVEY; GEOSTROPHIC FLOW; PRESSURE GRADIENT; SEASONAL VARIATION; TRANSFER FUNCTION; WIND VELOCITY; WIND-DRIVEN CURRENT;

CALIFORNIA; SAN DIEGO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78650014810     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JC006223     Document Type: Article

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