Investigation of the Brazil Current front variability from altimeter data

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 106, Issue C12, 2001, Pages 31117-31128

  Goni, Gustavo J ^a   Wainer, Ilana ^b  

^a ATLANTIC OCEANOGRAPHIC AND METEOROLOGICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTIMETRY; REMOTE SENSING; SEA SURFACE HEIGHT; TOPEX-POSEIDON; WESTERN BOUNDARY CURRENT;

(SOUTHWEST); ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 0035720153     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000jc000396     Document Type: Article

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