Sea surface velocities from sea surface temperature image sequences 1. Method and validation using primitive equation model output

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 105, Issue C8, 2000, Pages 19499-19514

  Vigan, Xavier ^a,b,g   Provost, Christine ^c,g   Bleck, Rainer ^d,e   Courtier, Philippe ^c,f  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^b CNES   (France)

^c CNRS   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^e LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^f MÉTÉO FRANCE   (France)

^g Lab d'Oceanogr Dynamique C   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMAGE ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; VELOCITY;

(SOUTH); ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 0033669898     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000jc900027     Document Type: Article

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