Comparison between XBT data and TOPEX/Poseidon satellite altimetry in the Ligurian-Tyrrhenian area

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 21, Issue 1 PART I, 2003, Pages 123-135

  Vignudelli, S ^a   Cipollini, P ^b   Reseghetti, F ^c   Fusco, G ^c   Gasparini, G P ^d   Manzella, G M R ^c  

^a ISTI CNR   (Italy)

^b NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^c ENEA Marine Environment Research Centre   (Italy)

^d CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

General (descriptive and regional oceanography) oceanography; Oceanography; Physical (sea level variations; instruments and techniques)

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; INSTRUMENTATION; SATELLITE ALTIMETRY; SEA SURFACE HEIGHT; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; TOPEX-POSEIDON;

(WEST); MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 0038457612     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-21-123-2003     Document Type: Article

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