Sea surface height determination in the Arctic Ocean from ERS altimetry

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 109, Issue 7, 2004, Pages

  Peacock, Neil R ^a   Laxon, Seymour W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Altimetry; Arctic; ERS; Ocean; Satellite

Indexed keywords

ERS-1; ICE-OCEAN INTERACTION; SATELLITE ALTIMETRY; SEA SURFACE HEIGHT;

ARCTIC OCEAN;

EID: 4744362154     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001JC001026     Document Type: Article

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