Mesoscale dynamics of the Balearic Front, integrating glider, ship and satellite data

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 78, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages

  Ruiz, Simón ^a   Pascual, Ananda ^a   Garau, Bartolomé ^a   Faugère, Yannice ^b   Alvarez, Alberto ^a   Tintoré, Joaquín ^a  

^a INSTITUTO MEDITERRÁNEO DE ESTUDIOS AVANZADOS   (Spain)

^b CLS   (France)

Author keywords

Altimetry; Balearic current; Glider; Mesoscale variability

Indexed keywords

ANEROID ALTIMETERS; GLIDERS; IMPORTANCE SAMPLING; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; SEA LEVEL; SHIPS;

ABSOLUTE DYNAMIC TOPOGRAPHY; ALTIMETRY; AUTONOMOUS PLATFORMS; CONVENTIONAL METHODS; HIGH SPATIAL RESOLUTION; LOW FREQUENCY VARIABILITY; MESOSCALE VARIABILITY; METEOROLOGICAL CONDITION;

GEODETIC SATELLITES;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; DYNAMIC ANALYSIS; ENVISAT-1; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GEOSTROPHIC FLOW; HEIGHT DETERMINATION; MESOSCALE MOTION; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; OCEANIC FRONT; RADAR; RESEARCH VESSEL; SALINITY; SAMPLING; SATELLITE ALTIMETRY; SATELLITE DATA; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEASONAL VARIATION; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT; VELOCITY PROFILE; WATER COLUMN;

BALEARIC ISLANDS; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SPAIN;

EID: 70349592099     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2009.01.007     Document Type: Article

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