Statistical behavior of ALACE floats at the surface of the Southern Ocean

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1633-1640

  Gille, Sarah T ^a   Romero, Leonel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SATELLITES; SURFACES; WATER; WIND EFFECTS;

UNDROGUED DRIFTER;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

CURRENT VELOCITY; DRIFTER; WIND VELOCITY; WIND-DRIVEN CIRCULATION;

SOUTHERN OCEAN;

EID: 0348108234     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0426(2003)020<1633:SBOAFA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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