Objectively mapping HF radar-derived surface current data using measured and idealized data covariance matrices

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 112, Issue 6, 2007, Pages

  Kim, Sung Yong ^a   Terrill, Eric ^a   Cornuelle, Bruce ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BATHYMETRY; EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; MAPPING; MARINE RADAR; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OCEAN CURRENTS; VECTORS; VORTICITY;

COVARIANCE ANALYSIS; EIGENVALUE; LAGRANGIAN ANALYSIS; MATRIX; OCEANIC CURRENT; RADAR; TOPOGRAPHIC MAPPING; VECTOR;

EID: 34548299350     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JC003756     Document Type: Article

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