A simple ocean data assimilation analysis of the global upper ocean 1950-95. Part II: Results

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 311-326

  Carton, James A ^a   Chepurin, Gennady ^a   Cao, Xianhe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRENT; DATA ASSIMILATION; GLOBAL OCEAN; SALINITY; TEMPERATURE; UPPER OCEAN;

EID: 0034002508     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(2000)030<0311:ASODAA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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