Sea level comparison between TOPEX/POSEIDON altimetric data and a global ocean general circulation model from an assimilation perspective

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 104, Issue C7, 1999, Pages 15575-15585

  Maes, Christophe ^a,b   Benkiran, Mounir ^a,c   De Mey, Pierre ^a,c  

^a OBSERVATOIRE MIDI PYRÉNÉES   (France)

^b CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER   (United States)

^c LEGOS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DATA ASSIMILATION; GLOBAL OCEAN; OCEANIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; SATELLITE ALTIMETRY; SEA LEVEL; TOPEX-POSEIDON;

EID: 0033436301     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999jc900044     Document Type: Review

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