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HELLERMAN tauy: meridional wind stress data

meridional wind stress from HELLERMAN: Hellerman and Rosenstein Global Wind Stress Climatology.

Independent Variables (Grids)

Time
grid: /T (months since 01-Jan) periodic (Jan) to (Dec) by 1.0 N= 12 pts :grid
Longitude
grid: /X (degree_east) periodic (1E) to (1W) by 2.0 N= 180 pts :grid
Latitude
grid: /Y (degree_north) ordered (89S) to (89N) by 2.0 N= 90 pts :grid

Other Info

units
dynes /cm2
standard units*
0.1 kilogram meter-1 second-2

References

Hellerman, S., M. Rosenstein. Normal monthly wind stress over the world ocean with error estimates. J. of Phys. Oceanogr. 13, 1983

Last updated: Fri, 26 May 2006 15:22:23 GMT