FEMSECT: An inverse section model based on the finite element method

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 110, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1-11

  Losch, M ^a   Sidorenko, D ^a   Beszczynska Moller A ^a  

^a ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYS; INTERPOLATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OCEAN CURRENTS; OCEANOGRAPHY; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; WIND EFFECTS;

CURRENT VELOCITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 31644445182     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JC002910     Document Type: Article

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