Effects of correcting salinity with altimeter measurements in an equatorial Pacific ocean model

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 107, Issue 12, 2002, Pages

  Vossepoel, Femke C ^a   Burgers, Gerrit ^b   van Leeuwen, Peter Jan ^c  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b ROYAL NETHERLANDS METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE KNMI   (Netherlands)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRECTION; DATA ASSIMILATION; OCEANIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; SALINITY; SATELLITE ALTIMETRY; TOPEX-POSEIDON;

(EQUATORIAL); PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0038245200     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001jc000816     Document Type: Article

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