Sea level and Eddy Kinetic Energy variability in the Bay of Biscay, inferred from satellite altimeter data

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 72, Issue 1-4, 2008, Pages 116-134

  Caballero, A ^a   Pascual, A ^b   Dibarboure, G ^c   Espino, M ^d  

^a MARINE RESEARCH DIVISION   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO MEDITERRÁNEO DE ESTUDIOS AVANZADOS   (Spain)

^c CLS   (France)

^d UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Altimetry; Biscay Bay; Eastern North Atlantic Ocean; Eddy Kinetic Energy; Mesoscale eddies; Mesoscale features; Sea level variability; Slope currents

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; KINETIC ENERGY; OPTIMIZATION; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEA LEVEL;

ALTIMETRY; EDDY KINETIC ENERGY; MESOSCALE EDDIES; MESOSCALE FEATURES; SLOPE CURRENTS;

RADIO ALTIMETERS;

ANNUAL CYCLE; ANOMALY; EDDY; ENVISAT-1; INFLOW; KINETIC ENERGY; MAPPING METHOD; SATELLITE ALTIMETRY; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SEASONAL VARIATION; TOPEX-POSEIDON;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTHEAST); BAY OF BISCAY; EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 43449090971     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2007.03.011     Document Type: Article

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