Tracking nonlinear solutions with simulated altimetric data in a shallow-water model

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 72-95

  Jiang, Shi ^a   Ghil, Michael ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTIMETRIC DATA; FLOW MODELLING; NONLINEAR SOLUTIONS; SHALLOW-WATER MODEL; WESTERN BOUNDARY CURRENTS;

EID: 0030911396     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(1997)027<0072:TNSWSA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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