A quantitative description of the Norwegian Atlantic Current by combining altimetry and hydrography

Ocean Science

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 901-911

  Mork, K A ^a   Skagseth, O ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAL BLOOM; ALTIMETRY; CORRELATION; DATA SET; ERROR ANALYSIS; ESTIMATION METHOD; FLUX MEASUREMENT; HYDROGRAPHY; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MEASUREMENT METHOD; OCEANIC CURRENT; PHYTOPLANKTON; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEASONAL VARIATION; STABILIZATION; VELOCITY; VOLUME; WEATHER STATION;

ARCTIC OCEAN; NORWEGIAN SEA;

EID: 80051526438     PISSN: 18120784     EISSN: 18120792     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/os-6-901-2010     Document Type: Article

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