Seasonal and interannual variations of the Leeuwin current off Western Australia from TOPEX/Poseidon satellite altimetry

Terrestrial, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences

Volumn 19, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 135-149

  Deng, Xiaoli ^a   Hwang, Cheinway ^b   Coleman, Richard ^c,d,e   Featherstone, Will E ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^d CSIRO   (Australia)

^e ANTARCTIC CLIMATE AND ECOSYSTEMS COOPERATIVE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Australia)

^f CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

ENSO; Geostrophic parameters; Leeuwin Current; Ocean surface currents; Satellite altimetry; TOPEX Poseidon; Western Australia

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; EASTERN BOUNDARY CURRENT; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; GEOID; GRAVIMETRY; PARAMETERIZATION; SATELLITE ALTIMETRY; SEA SURFACE HEIGHT; SEASONAL VARIATION; TOPEX-POSEIDON;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; INDIAN OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 44649137383     PISSN: 10170839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3319/TAO.2008.19.1-2.135(SA)     Document Type: Conference Paper

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