Analysis and modeling of the seasonal South China Sea temperature cycle using remote sensing

Ocean Dynamics

Volumn 57, Issue 4-5, 2007, Pages 467-484

  Twigt, Daniel J ^a   De Goede, Erik D ^a   Schrama, Ernst J O ^b   Gerritsen, Herman ^a  

^a WL DELFT HYDRAULICS   (Netherlands)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Altimeter data; Baroclinic temperature model; Radiometer data; Reduced depth modeling; South China Sea; Temperature nudging

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA ACQUISITION; REMOTE SENSING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SURFACE WATERS; TIDES;

ALTIMETER DATA; BAROCLINIC TEMPERATURE MODEL; BOUNDARY FORCING; RADIOMETER DATA; REDUCED DEPTH MODELING; SOUTH CHINA SEA; TEMPERATURE NUDGING; TIDAL MIXING;

OCEAN ENGINEERING;

COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA ACQUISITION; OCEAN ENGINEERING; REMOTE SENSING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SURFACE WATERS; TIDES;

HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; MIXING; MODEL VALIDATION; REMOTE SENSING; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 35548978964     PISSN: 16167341     EISSN: 16167228     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10236-007-0123-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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