A study of the Kuroshio's seasonal variabilities using an altimetric-gravimetric geoid and TOPEX/POSEIDON altimeter data

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 101, Issue C3, 1996, Pages 6313-6335

  Hwang, Cheinway ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOID; SATELLITE ALTIMETRY; SEASONAL VARIABILITIES; TOPEX/POSEIDON; WESTERN BOUNDARY CURRENTS;

PACIFIC, KUROSHIO CURRENT;

EID: 0029769724     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/95JC03800     Document Type: Article

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