Estimation of interbasin transport using ocean bottom pressure: Theory and model for Asian marginal seas

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 111, Issue 11, 2006, Pages

  Song, Y Tony ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; ESTIMATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OCEANOGRAPHY;

BOTTOM PRESSURE; ESTIMATION METHOD; MARGINAL SEA; MASS BALANCE; MODEL; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEA SURFACE HEIGHT; SEAFLOOR;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; INDIAN OCEAN; INDONESIA; KOREA STRAIT; LUZON STRAIT; MAKASSAR STRAIT; PACIFIC OCEAN; SEA OF JAPAN; SOUTH CHINA SEA; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

EID: 34249776537     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JC003189     Document Type: Article

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