Analysis of Legeckis eddies in the near-equatorial Pacific

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 104, Issue C4, 1999, Pages 7865-7887

  Weidman, P D ^a   Mickler, David L ^a   Dayyani, B ^a,b   Born, G H ^a  

^a UCB 450   (United States)

^b Parametric Technology Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDDY; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; SATELLITE ALTIMETRY; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEA SURFACE HEIGHT; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

(EQUATORIAL); PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0033560631     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1998jc900057     Document Type: Article

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