Ocean haline skin layer and turbulent surface convections

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 117, Issue 4, 2012, Pages

  Zhang, Y ^a,b   Zhang, X ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; MARINE APPLICATIONS; NATURAL CONVECTION; REMOTE SENSING; SALINITY MEASUREMENT;

COOL SKIN; ERROR SOURCES; GAS TRANSFER; GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION; GLOBAL SIMULATION; MICRO-SCALES; MICROWAVE REMOTE SENSING; MODEL PARAMETERS; SEA SURFACE WIND; SKIN LAYER; SURFACE CONVECTION; SURFACE COOLING; SURFACE FORCING; TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCES; TURBULENT CONVECTION;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

COOLING; GAS TRANSPORT; HEAT FLUX; MICROWAVE RADIATION; OCEANIC CONVECTION; REMOTE SENSING; SEA SURFACE SALINITY; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WIND STRESS;

EID: 84859887002     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JC007464     Document Type: Article

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