Identification marine eddies from altimetric maps

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 772-778

  Isern Fontanet, Jordi ^a   García Ladona, Emilio ^a   Font, Jordi ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; MAPS; RADIOMETERS; SEA LEVEL; TENSORS;

MARINE EDDIES;

OCEAN ENGINEERING;

MAP; MESOSCALE EDDY; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE ALTIMETRY; SEA SURFACE HEIGHT; TRAJECTORY;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 0037866945     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0426(2003)20<772:IOMEFA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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