Sea surface height variations in the South China Sea from satellite altimetry

Oceanologica Acta

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-17

  Shaw, Ping Tung ^a   Chao, Shenn Yu ^b   Fu, Lee Lueng ^c  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Altimetry; Poseidon; Sea level; South China Sea; Topex; Wind stress curl

Indexed keywords

SATELLITE ALTIMETRY; SEA SURFACE HEIGHT;

SOUTH CHINA SEA;

EID: 0033064167     PISSN: 03991784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0399-1784(99)80028-0     Document Type: Article

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