Low-frequency variability of sea level and currents off Newfoundland

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 2141-2161

  Han, Guoqi ^a  

^a NORTHWEST ATLANTIC FISHERIES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Currents; Interannual changes; Newfoundland Slope; Satellite altimetry; Sea level; Seasonal cycle

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; COASTAL ZONES; OCEAN CURRENTS; STATISTICAL METHODS; SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY;

INTERANNUAL CHANGES; NEWFOUNDLAND SLOPE; SATELLITE ALTIMETRY; SEASONAL CYCLE;

SEA LEVEL;

EID: 33750808215     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2006.04.011     Document Type: Article

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