Assessing dual-satellite altimetric missions for observing the midlatitude oceans

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1073-1089

  Verron, Jacques ^a   Cloutier, Linda ^a   Gaspar, Philippe ^b  

^a LEGI   (France)

^b CLS   (France)

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EID: 5244265768     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0426(1996)013<1073:ADSAMF>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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