Japanese Ocean Flux Data sets with Use of Remote Sensing Observations (J-OFURO2)
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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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Earth system components and main variables
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Years of record
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Timestep
Daily, Monthly
Domain
Input Data
satellite
Vertical Levels:
Missing Data Flag
Missing data present
Ocean or Land
Ocean Only
Spatial Resolution
1x1
Model Resolution (reanalysis)
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Data Assimilation Method
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Model Vintage (reanalysis)
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Key Publications
- Tomita, H. and M. Kubota(2011): Sampling error of daily mean surface wind speed and air specific humidity due to sun-synchronous satellite sampling and its reduction by multi-satellite sampling. Int. J. Remote Sens.
- Iwasaki, S., M. Kubota, and H. Tomita (2010):Evaluation of bulk method for satellite-derived latent heat flux, J. Geophys. Res.-Ocean, 115, C07007
- Tomita, H., M. Kubota, M. F. Cronin, S. Iwasaki, M. Konda, H. Ichikawa (2010): An assessment of surface heat fluxes from J-OFURO2 at the KEO/JKEO sites. J. Geophys. Res., 115,C03018
- 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