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Collins, M.L., Stanford, J.L. and Halpern, D. (1994). One- to two-month oscillations in SSMI surface wind speed in western tropical Pacific Ocean. Geophysical Research Letters 21: doi: 10.1029/94GL02439. issn: 0094-8276. |
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The 10-m wind speed over the ocean can be estimated from microwave brightness temperature measurements recorded by the Special Sensor Microwave Imager (SSMI) instrument mounted on a polar-orbiting spacecraft. Four-year (1988--1991) time series of average daily 1¿¿1¿ SSMI wind speeds were analyzed at selected sites in the western tropical Pacific Ocean. One- to two-month period wind speed oscillations with amplitudes statistically significant at the 95% confidence level were observed near Kanton, Eniwetok, Guam, and Truk. This is the first report of such an oscillation in SSMI wind speeds. ¿ American Geophysical Union 1994 |
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Oceanography, General, Equatorial oceanography, Oceanography, General, Remote sensing and electromagnetic processes, Oceanography, General, Marine meteorology, Atmospheric Composition and Structure, General or miscellaneous |
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American Geophysical Union 2000 Florida Avenue N.W. Washington, D.C. 20009-1277 USA 1-202-462-6900 1-202-328-0566 service@agu.org |
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