Nearshore circulation and synthetic aperture radar: An exploratory study

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1161-1178

  Thompson, K R ^a   Kelley, D E ^a   Sturley, D ^a   Topliss, B ^a,b   Leal, R ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOODS; FLOW OF WATER; HYDRODYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

FLOOD IMAGES; TIDAL CURRENTS;

RADAR IMAGING;

CIRCULATION; CURRENTS; EBB CURRENTS; NEARSHORE DYNAMICS; RADAR; SAR; TIDES;

EID: 0032053911     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/014311698215667     Document Type: Article

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