Using satellite-derived sea level and temperature profiles for determining the salinity variability: A new approach

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 105, Issue C4, 2000, Pages 8537-8547

  Maes, Christophe ^a   Behringer, David ^a  

^a CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SALINITY; SATELLITE DATA; SEA SURFACE HEIGHT; TOPEX-POSEIDON;

(WEST); PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0033665251     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999jc900279     Document Type: Article

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