Applications of EOF analysis to the spatial estimation of circulation features in the ocean sampled by high-resolution CTD soundings

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 959-978

  Pedder, Mike ^a   Gomis, Damia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITAT DE LES ILLES BALEARS   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA PROCESSING; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; GEOPOTENTIAL; GEOSTROPHIC FLOW; OCEANIC CIRCULATION;

EID: 0032449851     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0426(1998)015<0959:AOEATT>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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