Parameterizations and algorithms for oceanic whitecap coverage

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 742-756

  Goddijn Murphy, Lonneke ^a   Woolf, David K ^a   Callaghan, Adrian H ^b  

^a Environmental Research Institute   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Algorithms; Ocean models; Parameterization; Wind waves

Indexed keywords

DEFLECTION ANGLES; FITTING RESULTS; HIGH WIND SPEED; MAP DATA; MARINE AEROSOLS; OCEAN MODEL; PARAMETERIZATIONS; QUICK SCATTEROMETER SATELLITES; SEA STATE; SHIPBOARD MEASUREMENTS; STANDARD ERRORS; SWELL WAVES; W-VALUE; WAVE MODELS; WAVEBREAKING; WHITECAP COVERAGE; WHITECAPPING; WIND SPEED; WIND WAVES;

ALGORITHMS; CURVE FITTING; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; OCEAN CURRENTS; WIND EFFECTS;

PARAMETERIZATION;

ALGORITHM; OCEAN WAVE; PARAMETERIZATION; QUIKSCAT; WAVE BREAKING; WAVE MODELING; WIND VELOCITY; WIND WAVE;

EID: 79958723849     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2010JPO4533.1     Document Type: Article

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