A method to estimate three-dimensional thermal structure from satellite altimetry data

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2655-2664

  Takano, Akiko ^a   Yamazaki, Hidekatsu ^a   Nagai, Takeyoshi ^a   Honda, Osamu ^b  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF MARINE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b Japan Fisheries Information Service Center   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGO FLOAT; ECOLOGICAL RELEVANCE; EMPIRICAL METHOD; EMPIRICAL PARAMETERS; FISHERIES MANAGEMENT; IN-SITU TEMPERATURE; LINEAR CORRELATION; MESOSCALE; NEAR-REAL TIME; PELAGIC FISH; SATELLITE ALTIMETRY DATA; THERMAL STRUCTURE; TWO LAYER MODEL;

ANEROID ALTIMETERS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYS;

OCEANOGRAPHY; SATELLITE ALTIMETRY; SATELLITE DATA; THERMAL STRUCTURE;

EID: 73049104007     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2009JTECHO669.1     Document Type: Article

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