Observations on the circulation in the Alboran Sea using ERS1 altimetry and Sea surface temperature data

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 1426-1439

  Vazquez Cuervo, Jorge ^a   Font, Jordi ^b   Martinez Benjamin, Juan J ^c  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTIMETER; CIRCULATION; ERS-1; ERS1; GYRE; MARINE CIRCULATION; SATELLITE SENSING; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; VARIABILITY;

ALBORAN SEA;

EID: 0030427433     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(1996)026<1426:OOTCIT>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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