Fourier and wavelet analyses of TOPEX/Poseidon-derived sea level anomaly over the South China Sea: A contribution to the South China Sea Monsoon Experiment

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 105, Issue C12, 2000, Pages 28785-28804

  Hwang, Cheinway ^a   Chen, Sung An ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANOMALY; FOURIER TRANSFORM; MARGINAL SEA; SATELLITE DATA; SEA LEVEL; TOPEX-POSEIDON; WAVELET ANALYSIS;

SOUTH CHINA SEA;

EID: 0034481535     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000jc900109     Document Type: Article

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