Validation and variation of upper layer thickness in South China sea from satellite altimeter data

Sensors

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 3802-3818

  Lin, Chun Yi ^a   Ho, Chung Ru ^a   Zheng, Zhe Wen ^a   Kuo, Nan Jung ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

El Ni o; Satellite altimeter; South China Sea; Upper layer thickness

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; INTERANNUAL VARIABILITY; POSITIVE CORRELATIONS; SATELLITE ALTIMETER; SATELLITE ALTIMETER DATA; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE (SST); SOUTH CHINA SEA; UPPER LAYER;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; OCEANOGRAPHY; RADIO ALTIMETERS;

ANEROID ALTIMETERS;

EID: 47049113822     PISSN: 14248220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s8063802     Document Type: Article

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