Spatial and temporal scales of the Brazil-Malvinas Current confluence documented by simultaneous MODIS Aqua 1.1-km resolution SST and color images

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 770-786

  Barré, Nicolas ^a   Provost, Christine ^a   Saraceno, Martin ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Eddies and filaments; MODIS; Ocean fronts; Oceanic color

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; OCEAN CURRENTS; SATELLITES; SEA LEVEL; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

EDDIES AND FILAMENTS; MODIS; OCEAN FRONTS; OCEANIC COLOR;

IMAGING TECHNIQUES;

EID: 33646517323     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2005.09.026     Document Type: Article

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