Evaluation of Nearshore QuikSCAT 4.1 and ERA-5 Wind Stress and Wind Stress Curl Fields over Eastern Boundary Currents

Fields of coastal wind stress and wind stress curl in the 10–100 km next to the land control the processes of upwelling and downwelling of nutrients and water properties that are vital to highly productive coastal marine ecosystems. Here we ask the question: Do the present surface wind stress produc...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: P. Ted Strub, Corinne James
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-05-01
Series:Remote Sensing
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/14/9/2251