Measuring ocean mass variability from satellite gravimetry

Journal of Geodynamics

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 333-343

  Chambers, Don P ^a   Schröter, Jens ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

GRACE; Ocean bottom pressure; Ocean dynamics; Ocean mass variability; Satellite gravimetry; Sea level

Indexed keywords

GRACE; GRAVIMETRY; PRESSURE EFFECT; SEA LEVEL; SEAFLOOR; WATER MASS;

EID: 80052684089     PISSN: 02643707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jog.2011.04.004     Document Type: Review

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