Fully normalized spherical cap harmonics: Application to the analysis of sea-level data from TOPEX/POSEIDON and ERS-1

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 129, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 450-460

  Hwang, Cheinway ^a   Chen, Shin Kuen ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Satellite geodesy; Sea level; Spectral analysis; Spherical harmonics

Indexed keywords

CIRCULATION; ERS-1; SATELLITE SENSING; SEA LEVEL; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; TOPEX/POSEIDON;

PACIFIC, KUROSHIO REGION; SOUTH CHINA SEA;

EID: 0030863663     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.1997.tb01595.x     Document Type: Article

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