Patterns of upper layer circulation variability in the South China Sea from satellite altimetry using the self-organizing map

Acta Oceanologica Sinica

Volumn 27, Issue SUPPL., 2008, Pages 129-144

  Liu, Yonggang ^a   Weisberg, Robert H ^a   Yuan, Yaochu ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b Chongqing Institute of Geology and Mineral Resources   (China)

Author keywords

Annual cycle; Circulation patterns; Inter annual variation; Satellite altimetry; Self organizing map; South China Sea

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL CYCLE; ANNUAL VARIATION; GYRE; MAP; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; SATELLITE ALTIMETRY; SATELLITE DATA; SEA SURFACE HEIGHT; SEASONAL VARIATION;

PACIFIC OCEAN; SOUTH CHINA SEA;

EID: 51949088186     PISSN: 0253505X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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