Estimating the four-dimensional structure of the southern ocean using satellite altimetry

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 548-568

  Meijers, A J S ^a   Bindoff, N L ^a   Rintoul, S R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b Bureau of Meteorology Centre for Australian Weather and Climate Research   (Australia)

Author keywords

In situ observations; Remote sensing; Salinity; Satellite observations; Southern Ocean; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ANTARCTIC CIRCUMPOLAR CURRENT; ARGO FLOAT; CURRENT METERS; GRAVEST EMPIRICAL MODES; IN-SITU MEASUREMENT; IN-SITU OBSERVATIONS; OPTIMAL INTERPOLATION; PARAMETERIZING; RMS VELOCITIES; SALINITY; SALINITY FIELDS; SATELLITE ALTIMETRY; SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS; SOUTHERN OCEAN; SUBSURFACE STRUCTURES; VELOCITY FIELD; VELOCITY STRUCTURE;

ANEROID ALTIMETERS; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITES; VELOCITY;

SALINITY MEASUREMENT;

ARGO; ESTIMATION METHOD; FOUR-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; HYDROGRAPHY; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; PARAMETERIZATION; SALINITY; SATELLITE ALTIMETRY; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; THERMOCLINE; VELOCITY PROFILE;

ANTARCTIC CIRCUMPOLAR CURRENT; SOUTHERN OCEAN;

EID: 79958762054     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2010JTECHO790.1     Document Type: Article

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