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Filtering by: Creator Schlax, Michael Remove constraint Creator: Schlax, Michael Committee Member Freilich, Michael Remove constraint Committee Member: Freilich, Michael Non-Academic Affiliation Oregon State University. Graduate School Remove constraint Non-Academic Affiliation: Oregon State University. Graduate School

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  • A satellite-derived climatology of global ocean winds

    Creator:
    Risien, Craig Miller
    Abstract:
    A satellite-derived Climatology of Global Ocean Winds (COGOW) on a 0.5° latitude by 0.5° latitude grid is presented based on 5-years (August 1999 July 2004) of measurements from the SeaWinds scatterometer that was launched on 19 June 1999 onboard the QuikSCAT satellite. SeaWinds is an active microwave radar that estimates...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    members of my committee, Dr. James Good, Dr. Michael Freilich and Dr. Stanley Gregory, as well as NOAA

  • The cross-equatorial structure of tropical instability waves in sea surface height

    Creator:
    Lyman, John M.
    Abstract:
    A linearized model with two vertical modes has been developed to understand observed characteristics of monthly variability in the Equatorial Pacific from TOPEX/POSEIDON measurements of Sea Surface Height (SSH). The 2-mode model is obtained from an equatorial beta plane model that has been linearized about a geostrophically balanced mean flow...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation
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    committee, Drs. Michael Freilich and Roger Sarnelson for sharing their knowledge and expertise. I would

  • Surface wind modification near mid-latitude ocean fronts : observational and dynamical analysis

    Creator:
    O'Neill, Larry W.
    Abstract:
    Interactions between surface winds and meanders in mid-latitude sea surface temperature (SST) fronts with horizontal length scales of 100-1000 km are investigated from satellite observations and numerical simulations. Observations from the Sea- Winds scatterometer on the QuikSCAT satellite show that the magnitude, direction, curl, and divergence of the surface wind...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation
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    contributions to this research. Michael Schlax has provided data files for the satellite wind and SST fields