Observing seasonal steric sea level variations with GRACE and satellite altimetry

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 111, Issue 3, 2006, Pages

  Chambers, Don P ^a  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANEROID ALTIMETERS; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; ERROR ANALYSIS; OCEAN CURRENTS; OCEANOGRAPHY; SEA LEVEL; WEATHER SATELLITES;

RADAR ALTIMETRY; SALINITY; SATELLITE ALTIMETRY; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; WATER COLUMN;

EID: 33646492458     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JC002914     Document Type: Article

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