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RC taux: zonal wind stress data
zonal wind stress from RC: Sea surface temperature and wind stress climatology for the tropical Pacific Ocean.Independent Variables (Grids)
- Time (time)
- grid: /T (months since 01-Jan) periodic (Jan) to (Dec) by 1.0 N= 12 pts :grid
- Longitude (longitude)
- grid: /X (degree_east) ordered (101E) to (71W) by 2.0 N= 95 pts :grid
- Latitude (latitude)
- grid: /Y (degree_north) ordered (29S) to (29N) by 2.0 N= 30 pts :grid
Other Info
- scale_factor
- 0.0329
- units
- dynes /cm2
- standard units*
- 0.1 kilogram meter-1 second-2
- history
- Rasmussen-Carpenter climatological uxf, with large drag coef.
References
Rasmusson, E. M., T. H. Carpenter. Variations in tropical sea surface temperature and surface wind fields associated with the Southern Oscillation/El Niño. Mon. Wea. Rev. 110, 1982
Last updated: Wed, 24 Jan 2024 17:19:12 GMT
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