Annual variation of sea surface height, dynamic topography and circulation in the South China Sea - A TOPEX/Poseidon satellite altimetry study

Science in China, Series D: Earth Sciences

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 127-138

  Li, Li ^a   Xu, Jindian ^a   Jing, Chunsheng ^a   Wu, Risheng ^a   Guo, Xiaogang ^a  

^a Key Laboratory of Marine Genetic Resources of Fujian Province   (China)

Author keywords

Circulation; Dynamic topography; Satellite altimetry; Sea surface height; South China Sea

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; CATCHMENTS; SATELLITE OBSERVATORIES; STORMS;

DYNAMIC TOPOGRAPHY;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

OCEANIC CIRCULATION; SATELLITE ALTIMETRY; SEA SURFACE HEIGHT; SEA SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY; TOPEX-POSEIDON;

SOUTH CHINA SEA;

EID: 0042890329     PISSN: 10069313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1360/03yd9012     Document Type: Article

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