@inproceedings{fdi:30248,
  title = {{S}atellite derivation of ocean-atmosphere heat fluxes in a tropical environment},
  author = {{N}unez, {M}. and {M}ichael, {K}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{S}atellite estimates of ocean/atmosphere heat fluxes were compared with surface measurements taken at {J}ohn {B}rewer {R}eef (18°38'{S}, 147°{E}) located 80 km {NNE} of {T}ownsville, {A}ustralia. {F}or a 45 week period all the components of the surface heat fluxes : net radiation, sensible and latent heat fluxes, were estimated from surface observations and averaged on a weekly basis. {C}oncurrent satellite observations in the vicinity of {J}ohn {B}rewer {R}eef consisted of {GMS} visible reflectance data, {NOAA}-9 soundings of temperature and humidity, and sea surface temperatures derived from a blend of ship observations and {NOAA}-9 data. {W}ind estimates were derived from the {D}arwin {T}ropical {A}nalysis. {A}ll satellite data were tested for their ability to reproduce surface heat fluxes. {T}he rms differences (measured versus modeled) between the weekly averaged values of net radiation, the turbulent heat flux (sensible plus latent) and the total ocean/atmosphere heat flux were 16 {W}m-2, 45 {W}m-2 and 48 {W}m-2 respectively. {A}veraged over the 45 week period, a mean difference of 9 {W}m-2 (measured-modeled) was obtained for the total ocean-atmosphere heat exchange. ({R}{\'e}sum{\'e} d'auteur)},
  keywords = {{INTERACTION} {OCEAN} {ATMOSPHERE} ; {TELEDETECTION} ; {DONNEES} {SATELLITE} ; {AUSTRALIE} ; {JOHN} {BREWER} {REEF}},
  numero = {},
  pages = {611--619},
  booktitle = {{W}estern {P}acific international meeting and workshop on {T}oga {C}oare : proceedings},
  year = {1989},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:30248},
}