Mediterranean sea eddy kinetic energy variability from 11 years of altimetric data

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 58, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 121-142

  Pujol, M I ^a   Larnicol, G ^a  

^a CLS   (France)

Author keywords

Altimetry; Annual and interannual variability; EKE; Mediterranean Sea

Indexed keywords

ANEROID ALTIMETERS; CLIMATE CHANGE; DATA ACQUISITION; EDDY CURRENTS; KINETIC ENERGY; MAPPING; SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY;

ALTIMETRY; ANNUAL AND INTERANNUAL VARIABILITY; EKE; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

MARINE ENGINEERING;

KINETIC ENERGY; MESOSCALE EDDY; REMOTE SENSING; TOPEX-POSEIDON;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 27944486580     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2005.07.005     Document Type: Article

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