Estimating surface divergence of ocean eddies using observed trajectories from a surface drifting buoy

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 705-720

  Brassington, Gary B ^a  

^a BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS METHOD; ANTICYCLONIC EDDIES; DRIFTING BUOYS; GEOPOTENTIALS; LAGRANGIAN TRAJECTORIES; LOCAL EXTREMUM; MATERIAL BOUNDARIES; MATERIAL SURFACE; MOMENT OF INERTIA; OCEAN EDDIES; SECONDARY CIRCULATION; SURFACE DRIFTING; TIME EVOLUTIONS; TIME-RATE;

ASPECT RATIO; BUOYS; OCEAN CURRENTS;

SURFACES;

ANTICYCLONE; BUOY SYSTEM; ESTIMATION METHOD; GEOPOTENTIAL; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; OCEANIC CIRCULATION;

EAST AUSTRALIAN CURRENT; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 77953519664     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2009JTECHO651.1     Document Type: Article

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