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Gille, S.T., Llewellyn Smith, S.G. and Lee, S.M. (2003). Measuring the sea breeze from QuikSCAT Scatterometry. Geophysical Research Letters 30: doi: 10.1029/2002GL016230. issn: 0094-8276. |
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Differences between morning and evening winds from QuikSCAT scatterometer measurements are analyzed to diagnose the diurnal variability of the wind over the ocean. A statistically significant signal, associated with the sea breeze, is present along most of the world's coastlines. Significant diurnal variability is also present mid-ocean in the easterly trade wind belts. |
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Keywords
Meteorology and Atmospheric Dynamics, Boundary layer processes, Oceanography, General, Diurnal, seasonal, and annual cycles, Oceanography, Physical, Nearshore processes, Oceanography, Physical, Air/sea interactions, Oceanography, General, Remote sensing and electromagnetic processes |
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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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