The determination of the large-scale circulation of the Pacific Ocean from satellite altimetry using model Green's functions

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 101, Issue C8, 1996, Pages 18409-18432

  Stammer, Detlef ^a   Wunsch, Carl ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIRCULATION MODELLING; GCM; GREEN'S FUNCTION; SATELLITE ALTIMETRY;

PACIFIC;

EID: 0030448642     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96JC01150     Document Type: Article

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