Changes of the prevailing trade winds over the islands of Hawaii and the North Pacific

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 117, Issue 11, 2012, Pages

  Garza, Jessica A ^a   Chu, Pao Shin ^a   Norton, Chase W ^a   Schroeder, Thomas A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUOYS; LANDFORMS; SEA LEVEL; WIND;

CALIFORNIA; DATA SETS; EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC; HAWAIIAN ISLANDS; INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT; LAND STATIONS; NCEP/NCAR; NON-PARAMETRIC; NORTH PACIFIC; REANALYSIS; SEA LEVEL PRESSURE; SURFACE WINDS; TRADE WINDS; TREND ANALYSIS; WESTERN PACIFIC;

COMMERCE;

BUOY SYSTEM; DATA SET; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; SEA LEVEL PRESSURE; SURFACE WIND; TRADE WIND; TREND ANALYSIS; WIND DIRECTION; WIND PROFILE;

CALIFORNIA; HAWAIIAN ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTH); UNITED STATES;

EID: 84862271580     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JD016888     Document Type: Article

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