Satellite microwave SST observations of transequatorial tropical instability waves

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 1239-1242

  Chelton, D B ^a   Wentz, F J ^a   Gentemann, C L ^a   De Szoeke, R A ^a   Schlax, M G ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE (SST); TROPICAL INSTABILITY WAVES (TIW); ANTI-CYCLONIC VORTICES; MERIDIONAL DISPLACEMENTS; SATELLITE MEASUREMENTS; TRMM MICROWAVE IMAGER; TROPICAL INSTABILITY WAVES; WESTERN BOUNDARY;

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; MICROWAVE MEASUREMENT; REMOTE SENSING; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; WEATHER SATELLITES; RAIN GAGES; SURFACE WATERS; VORTEX FLOW; WATER WAVES;

WATER WAVES; OCEANOGRAPHY;

INSTABILITY; SATELLITE DATA; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TROPICAL METEOROLOGY;

EID: 0034352889     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999GL011047     Document Type: Article

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