On the use of high-resolution satellite data to describe the spatial and temporal variability of sea surface temperatures in the New Zealand region

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 104, Issue C9, 1999, Pages 20729-20751

  Uddstrom, Michael J ^a   Oien, Niles A ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SATELLITE DATA; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 0033567588     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999jc900167     Document Type: Article

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