Surface winds, divergence, and vorticity in stratocumulus regions using QuikSCAT and reanalysis winds

High spatial resolution QuikSCAT data are used to examine surface winds, divergence, and vorticity over oceanic regions during the boreal summer. These analyses are compared to those from earlier observational studies, as well as ECMWF and NCEP reanalysis products. QuikSCAT analyses generally confir...

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Published inGeophysical research letters Vol. 31; no. 8; pp. L08105 - n/a
Main Authors McNoldy, B. D., Ciesielski, P. E., Schubert, W. H., Johnson, R. H.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published American Geophysical Union 01.04.2004
Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Subjects
Climatology
General circulation
Instruments and techniques
Meteorology and Atmospheric Dynamics
IE, East Pacific
A, Atlantic
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Summary:High spatial resolution QuikSCAT data are used to examine surface winds, divergence, and vorticity over oceanic regions during the boreal summer. These analyses are compared to those from earlier observational studies, as well as ECMWF and NCEP reanalysis products. QuikSCAT analyses generally confirm the results from early studies and the reanalyses, but add important details to our view of the surface circulation in Atlantic and East Pacific regions.
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ISSN:0094-8276
1944-8007
DOI:10.1029/2004GL019768