Steric and wind-Induced changes in TOPEX/POSEIDON large-Scale sea surface topography observations

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 102, Issue C9, 1997, Pages 20987-21009

  Stammer, Detlef ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTIMETER; SATELLITE ALTIMETRY; SATELLITE SENSING; SEA SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY; STERIC SEA LEVEL; SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY; TOPEX/POSEIDON; WIND STRESS;

EID: 0031413820     PISSN: 21699275     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97JC01475     Document Type: Article

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