Multivariate autoregressive modelling of sea level time series from TOPEX/Poseidon satellite altimetry

Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 177-184

  Barbosa, S M ^a   Silva, M E ^a   Fernandes, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPLITUDE; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; DATA SET; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OSCILLATION; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE ALTIMETRY; SEA LEVEL; TIME SERIES; TOPEX-POSEIDON;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; NORTH ATLANTIC CURRENT;

EID: 33745553885     PISSN: 10235809     EISSN: 16077946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/npg-13-177-2006     Document Type: Article

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