New perspectives on Natal Pulses from satellite observations

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 116, Issue 7, 2011, Pages

  Rouault, M J ^a,b   Penven, P ^b,c  

^a DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE;

AGULHAS CURRENT; DETECTION ALGORITHM; FREQUENCY CHARACTERISTIC; HIGH FREQUENCY HF; SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES; SEASONALITY;

SATELLITE IMAGERY;

ALGORITHM; FREQUENCY-MAGNITUDE DISTRIBUTION; MEANDER; PERTURBATION; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SEASONALITY; SHORE PLATFORM;

AGULHAS CURRENT; EASTERN CAPE; INDIAN OCEAN; PORT ELIZABETH; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 79960494887     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JC006866     Document Type: Article

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