On the determination of characteristics of the interior ocean dynamics from radar signatures of internal solitary waves

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 104, Issue C12, 1999, Pages 30039-30045

  Brandt, P ^a,b   Romeiser, R ^a   Rubino, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^b GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMAGE PROCESSING; INTERNAL WAVE; SEA SURFACE; SOLITARY WAVE; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR;

EID: 0033573438     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999jc900092     Document Type: Article

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