Simulation and observation of global ocean mass anomalies

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 112, Issue 5, 2007, Pages

  Dobslaw, Henryk ^a   Thomas, Maik ^a  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; GRAVITATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OCEAN CURRENTS; OCEANOGRAPHY;

ALTIMETRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GLOBAL OCEAN; GRAVITY FIELD; NUMERICAL MODEL; OCEANIC CURRENT; WATER MASS;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTH); SOUTHERN OCEAN;

EID: 41049098288     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JC004035     Document Type: Article

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