Mesoscale variability in time series data: Satellite-based estimates for the U.S. JGOFS Bermuda Atlantic Time-Series Study (BATS) site

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 107, Issue 8, 2002, Pages

  Glover, David M ^a   Doney, Scott C ^b   Mariano, Arthur J ^c   Evans, Robert H ^c   McCue, Scott J ^a  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

Mesoscale; Remote sensing; SSH; SST; Time series; Variability

Indexed keywords

AVHRR; REMOTE SENSING; SEA SURFACE HEIGHT; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

(SOUTH); ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 0037104894     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000jc000589     Document Type: Article

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