Seasonal and interannual variability of oceanographic processes in the Gulf of Guinea: An investigation using AVHRR sea surface temperature data

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 24, Issue 16, 2003, Pages 3247-3268

  Hardman Mountford, N J ^a   McGlade, J M ^b  

^a THE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUDS; COASTAL ZONES; OCEAN CURRENTS; OCEANOGRAPHY; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

EQUATORIAL DYNAMICS;

REMOTE SENSING;

ANNUAL VARIATION; AVHRR; REMOTE SENSING; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SEASONAL VARIATION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF GUINEA;

EID: 0043246764     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0143116021000021297     Document Type: Article

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