Combining Argo and remote-sensing data to estimate the ocean three-dimensional temperature fields - A first approach based on simulated observations

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 46, Issue 1-4, 2004, Pages 85-98

  Guinehut, S ^a   Le Traon, P Y ^a   Larnicol, G ^a   Philipps, S ^a  

^a CLS   (France)

Author keywords

Altimeter; Argo; In situ profiles; Merging; Model; North Atlantic Ocean; Ocean; Sea surface temperature

Indexed keywords

MAPPING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITES;

SPATIAL RESOLUTION;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

IN SITU MEASUREMENT; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE ALTIMETRY; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE PROFILE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH);

EID: 1842687832     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2003.11.022     Document Type: Article

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