Climatological Mean Global Wind Stress and Curl, by Harrison et al.

A monthly mean climatological wind stress was derived from the National Climate Center Tape Deck Family - 11 (TDF-11) ocean observations. The dataset was derived in 1989 using the Large and Pond algorithm for ocean wind stress.

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Temporal Range

  • Begin:  1850
    End:  1979

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Resource Type dataset
Temporal Range Begin 1850
Temporal Range End 1979
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Resource Format ASCII
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Asset Size 56.629 MB
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Author National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory, OAR, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Publisher NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research
Publication Date 1992-11-04
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) https://doi.org/10.5065/D0F5-MX12
Alternate Identifier d232001
Resource Version N/A
Topic Category oceans
Progress completed
Metadata Date 2025-10-09T01:21:43Z
Metadata Record Identifier edu.ucar.gdex::d232001
Metadata Language eng; USA
Suggested Citation National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce, Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory, OAR, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce. (1992). Climatological Mean Global Wind Stress and Curl, by Harrison et al.. NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research. https://doi.org/10.5065/D0F5-MX12. Accessed 12 October 2025.

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