Departures from the local inverse barometer model observed in altimeter and tide gauge data and in a global barotropic numerical model

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 106, Issue C4, 2001, Pages 6957-6972

  Mathers, E L ^a,b   Woodworth, P L ^a  

^a Centre for Coastal and Marine Sciences   (United Kingdom)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; NUMERICAL MODEL; SATELLITE DATA; SEA LEVEL; TIDE GAUGE;

EID: 0034941520     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000jc000241     Document Type: Article

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