Assessing high-resolution analysis of surface heat fluxes in the Gulf Stream region

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 118, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 5353-5375

  Jin, Xiangze ^a   Yu, Lisan ^a  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

flux analysis; high resolution; latent and sensible heat flux; OAFlux; satellite based

Indexed keywords

AIR; BUOYS; OCEAN CURRENTS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; STATISTICS;

FLUX ANALYSIS; HIGH RESOLUTION; OAFLUX; SATELLITE-BASED; SENSIBLE HEAT FLUX;

HEAT FLUX;

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; EDDY; LATENT HEAT FLUX; MESOSCALE EDDY; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SENSIBLE HEAT FLUX; SURFACE FLUX; TURBULENT FLOW;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF STREAM;

EID: 84890285262     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jgrc.20386     Document Type: Article

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