Assimilation of Geosat altimeter data into an eddy-resolving primitive equation model of the North Atlantic Ocean

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 101, Issue C6, 1996, Pages 14175-14190

  Oschlies, Andreas ^a,b   Willebrand, Jürgen ^a  

^a GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

^b CNES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTIMETER DATA; CIRCULATION MODELLING; EDDY; EDDY ACTIVITY; GEOSAT; PRIMITIVE EQUATION MODEL; SATELLITE ALTIMETRY; SEA SURFACE HEIGHT;

ATLANTIC, (NORTH);

EID: 0029812232     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/95JC03801     Document Type: Article

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