Normal modes of the global oceans-a review

Marine Geodesy

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 181-212

  Sanchez, Braulio Valentin ^a  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Normal modes; Oceans; Stream function; Tides; Velocity potential

Indexed keywords

GLOBAL OCEAN; MODELING; OCEAN TIDE; STREAM; VELOCITY STRUCTURE;

EID: 51249102093     PISSN: 01490419     EISSN: 1521060X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01490410802265609     Document Type: Review

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