These ocean surface flux data sets are derived primarily using data from multiple satellites. The COARE 3.0 bulk algorithm [Fairall et al. (2003)] is used in J-OFURO2 for the estimation of sensible and latent heat fluxes.
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National Center for Atmospheric Research Staff (Eds). Last modified 09 Sep 2013. "The Climate Data Guide: Japanese Ocean Flux Data sets with Use of Remote Sensing Observations (J-OFURO2)." Retrieved from https://climatedataguide.ucar.edu/climate-data/japanese-ocean-flux-data-sets-use-remote-sensing-observations-j-ofuro2.
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