Variational analysis of drifter positions and model outputs for the reconstruction of surface currents in the central Adriatic during fall 2002

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 113, Issue 4, 2008, Pages

  Taillandier, Vincent ^a,b   Griffa, A ^a,c   Poulain, P M ^d   Signell, R ^e   Chiggiato, J ^c,f   Carniel, S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE   (France)

^c CNR   (Italy)

^d ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI OCEANOGRAFIA E DI GEOFISICA SPERIMENTALE OGS   (Italy)

^e U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^f ARPA SIM Emilia Romagna   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BATHYMETRY; COASTAL ZONES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OCEAN CURRENTS; OCEANOGRAPHY; SATELLITE IMAGERY; VARIATIONAL TECHNIQUES;

BATHYMETRY; BOUNDARY CURRENT; CIRCULATION MODELING; COAST; DRIFTER; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; MODELING; MODIS; OCEANIC CURRENT; OPEN OCEAN; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SATELLITE IMAGERY;

ADRIATIC SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 46849103366     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JC004148     Document Type: Article

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