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Surface winds, divergence, and vorticity in stratocumulus regions using QuikSCAT and reanalysis winds
Author(s) -
McNoldy B. D.,
Ciesielski P. E.,
Schubert W. H.,
Johnson R. H.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
geophysical research letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.007
H-Index - 273
eISSN - 1944-8007
pISSN - 0094-8276
DOI - 10.1029/2004gl019768
Subject(s) - climatology , potential vorticity , divergence (linguistics) , vorticity , environmental science , atmospheric sciences , boreal , atmospheric circulation , geology , meteorology , vortex , geography , paleontology , linguistics , philosophy
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.