Altimeter and current meter observations of internal tides: Do they agree?

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1860-1872

  Chiswell, Stephen M ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANEROID ALTIMETERS; OCEAN CURRENTS; PROBABILITY; TIDES;

BAROCLINIC TIDES; CURRENT METER MOORINGS; INTERNAL TIDES;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; INTERNAL TIDE; SATELLITE ALTIMETRY; TOPEX-POSEIDON;

AUSTRALASIA; BOUNTY ISLANDS; NEW ZEALAND; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 33750088435     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JPO2944.1     Document Type: Article

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