A study of currents south of Africa using Geosat satellite altimetry

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 101, Issue C8, 1996, Pages 18141-18154

  Snaith, Helen M ^a,b   Robinson, Ian S ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTIMETER DATA; CURRENT; CURRENTS; GEOSAT; SATELLITE ALTIMETRY; SEA SURFACE HEIGHT;

INDIAN OCEAN, AGULHAS CURRENT; SOUTHERN OCEAN, ANTARCTIC CIRCUMPOLAR CURRENT;

EID: 0030482051     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96JC01147     Document Type: Article

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