Sea surface velocities from sea surface temperature image sequences 2. Application to the Brazil-Malvinas Confluence area

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 105, Issue C8, 2000, Pages 19515-19534

  Vigan, Xavier ^a,b,d   Provost, Christine ^b   Podesta, Guillermo ^c  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^d CNES   (France)

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EID: 4244118481     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000jc900028     Document Type: Article

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