Eddy-resolving ocean circulation in the Asian-Australian region inferred from an ocean reanalysis effort

Progress in Oceanography

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 334-365

  Schiller, A ^a   Oke, P R ^a   Brassington, G ^b   Entel, M ^b   Fiedler, R ^a   Griffin, D A ^a   Mansbridge, J V ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; EDDY CURRENTS; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

EDDY VARIABILITY; OCEAN CIRCULATION;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

ALTIMETRY; EDDY; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; GYRE; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; OCEANIC CURRENT; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SEA SURFACE SALINITY; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; THROUGHFLOW; TRANSPORT PROCESS;

ASIA; AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; CORAL SEA; EAST AUSTRALIAN CURRENT; EURASIA; HIRI CURRENT; INDIAN OCEAN; LEEUWIN CURRENT; MELANESIA; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; SOUTH AUSTRALIAN CURRENT; TASMANIA;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 40049086696     PISSN: 00796611     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pocean.2008.01.003     Document Type: Article

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