Temporal and spatial variabilities of sea surface heights in the northeastern South China Sea

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 491-498

  Li, Yanchu ^a   Li, Li ^a   Jing, Chunshen ^a,b   Cai, Wenli ^a  

^a Key Laboratory of Marine Genetic Resources of Fujian Province   (China)

^b XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

EOF analysis; Sea surface height; Temporal and spatial variability; The Northeastern South China Sea

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749840706     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1360/03wd0052     Document Type: Article

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