Climatology of ocean features in the Gulf of Mexico using satellite remote sensing data

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 689-707

  Vukovich, Fred M ^a  

^a SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; HEAT TRANSFER; MASS TRANSFER; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITES; STATISTICS;

OCEAN FEATURE; SATELLITE REMOTE SENSING;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

CLIMATOLOGY; CURRENT RING; DISSIPATION; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY; WATER MASS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO;

EID: 34247497264     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JPO2989.1     Document Type: Article

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