Characterization and validation of the heat storage variability from TOPEX/Poseidon at four oceanographic sites

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 105, Issue C7, 2000, Pages 16911-16921

  Polito, Paulo S ^a   Sato, Olga T ^a   Liu, W Timothy ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTIMETRY; HEAT FLOW; SEA SURFACE HEIGHT; TOPEX-POSEIDON;

EID: 0033669390     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999jc000048     Document Type: Article

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