Analysis of large-scale ocean bottom pressure variability in the North Pacific

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 113, Issue 11, 2008, Pages

  Chambers, Don P ^a   Willies, Josh K ^b  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OCEANOGRAPHY;

MODELING; SATELLITE ALTIMETRY; SEA SURFACE; SURFACE PRESSURE;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTH);

EID: 58949086795     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JC004930     Document Type: Article

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