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Turbulent Fluxes Over the Ocean
  • Alam, A. and J.A. Curry, 1997: Determination of surface turbulent fluxes over leads in arctic sea ice. J. Geophys. Res., 102, 3331-3344.
  • Andreas, E. L., P. O. G. Persson, J. E. Hare, 2008: A Bulk Turbulent Air–Sea Flux Algorithm for High-Wind, Spray Conditions. J. Phys. Oceanogr., 38, 1581–1596.
  • Andreas, E. L., P. O. G. Persson and J. E. Hare, 2008: A bulk turbulent air–sea flux algorithm for high-wind, spray conditions. J. Phys. Oceanogr., 38, 1581–1596.
  • Bourassa, M. A., 2006: Satellite-based observations of surface turbulent stress during severe weather, Atmosphere - Ocean Interactions, Vol. 2., ed., W. Perrie, Wessex Institute of Technology Press, Southampton, UK, 35 – 52 pp.
  • Bourassa, M. A., D. G. Vincent, and W. L. Wood, 1999: A flux parameterization including the effects of capillary waves and sea state. J. Atmos. Sci., 56, 1123-1139.
  • Chou, S.-H., E. Nelkin, J. Ardizzone, R. M. Atlas, and C.-L. Shie, 2003: Surface turbulent heat and momentum fluxes over global oceans based on the Goddard satellite retrievals, version 2 (GSSTF2). J. Climate, 16, 3256-3273.
  • Dong, S., S. T. Gille, J. Sprintall, and E. J. Fetzer, 2009: Assessing the potential of the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) surface temperature and relative humidity in turbulent heat flux estimates in the Southern Ocean, J. Geophys. Res., submitted.
  • Fairall, C. W., E. F. Bradley, J. E. Hare, A. A. Grachev, and J. B. Edson, 2003: Bulk parameterization of air-sea fluxes: Updates and verification for the COARE algorithm.  J. Clim., 16, 571-591.
  • Kara, A. B.,  H. E. Hurlburt, and A. J. Wallcraft, 2005: Stability-dependent exchange coefficients for air-sea fluxes. J. Atmos. and Oceanic Technol., 22, 1080-1094.
  • Kara, A. B., J. Metzger, and M. A. Bourassa, 2007: Ocean Current and Wave Effects on Wind Stress Drag Coefficient and Fluxes over the Global Ocean. Geophys. Res. Letts., 34, L01604, doi:10.1029/2006GL027849.
  • Kara, A. B., A. J. Wallcraft, E.  J. Metzger, H. E. Hurlburt, and C. W. Fairall, 2007: Wind Stress Drag Coefficient over the Global Ocean, J. Climate, 20, 5856-5864.
  • Kubota, M., A. Kano, H. Muramatsu, and H. Tomita, 2003: Intercomparison of various surface latent heat flux fields. J. Climate, 16, 670–678.
  • Large, W. G., and S. Pond, 1981: Open ocean momentum flux measurements in moderate to strong winds. J. Phys. Oceanogr., 11, 324-336.
  • Large, W. G. and S. Pond, 1982: Sensible and latent heat flux measurements over the ocean. J. Phys. Oceanogr.: 12, 464–482.
  • Petersen, G. N. and I. A. Renfrew, 2009: Aircraft-based observations of air-sea fluxes over Denmark Strait and the Irminger Sea during high wind speed conditions, Quarterly J. Royal Meteorol. Soc., doi: 10.1002/qj.355, in press.
  • Smith, S. D., 1980: Coefficients for sea surface wind stress, heat flux, and wind profiles as a function of wind speed and temperature. J. Geophys. Res., 93, 15,467-15,472.
  • Smith, S. D., R. J. Anderson, W. A. Oost, C. Kraan, N. Maat, J. DeCosmo, K. B. Katsaros, K. L. Davidson, K. Bumke, L. Hasse, and H. M. Chadwick, 1992: Sea surface wind stress and drag coefficients: the HEXOS results. Bound.-Layer. Meteoro., 60, 109-142.
  • Stammer, D., K. Ueyoshi, W. Large, S. Josey, and C. Wunsch, 2004: Estimating air-sea fluxes of heat, freshwater and momentum through global ocean data assimilation. J. Geophys. Res., 109, doi:10.1029/2003JC002082.
  • Taylor, P., (Ed.), 2000: Final report of the joint WCRP/SCOR Working Group on air-sea fluxes: intercomparison and validation of ocean-atmosphere flux fields, WCRP-112, WMO/TD-No. 1036, World Climate Research Programme, 303 pp.
  • Taylor, P. K., and M. J. Yelland, 2001: The Dependence of sea surface roughness on the height and steepness of the waves. J. Phys. Oceanogr., 31, 572-590.

 

 

Announcements

New Western Boundary Current paper published - Role of Gulf Stream, Kuroshio-Oyashio and Their Extensions in Large-Scale Atmosphere-Ocean Interaction : A Review, J. Climate, 15 June 2010, Vol. 23, pp 3249-3281

2010 Workshop on Evaluation of ReanalysesNovember 1-3, Baltimore, Maryland

First Circular Announcement for WCRP Open Science Conference October 2011

Postdocs Applying Climate Expertise(PACE) seeking Organizational Partners

PSMI Publication on Best Practices for Process Studies released and has reached #6 on AMS most viewed list. (BAMS, July 2009)

 

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Science Tidbits    

April 2010 - Surface Fluxes: Challenges for High Latitudes - presentations posted

February 2010 - YOTC-GS Alpha Prototype for Satellite data has been released to the public

 

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