Non-Gaussian velocity probability density functions: An altimetric perspective of the Mediterranean Sea

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 2153-2164

  Isern Fontanet, Jordi ^a,b   García Ladona, Emilio ^a   Font, Jordi ^a   García Olivares, Antonio ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

^b TECHNOPÔLE BREST IROISE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; SEA LEVEL; STATISTICAL METHODS; TURBULENT FLOW; VELOCITY; VORTEX FLOW;

GEOSTROPHIC TURBULENCE; STANDARD DEVIATIONS; TOPOLOGICAL PARTITION;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

ALTIMETRY; GEOSTROPHIC FLOW; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; SEA LEVEL; TURBULENCE; VORTICITY;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 33845784296     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JPO2971.1     Document Type: Article

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