Rain-induced variability of near sea-surface T and S from drifter data

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 117, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Reverdin, G ^a   Morisset, S ^a   Boutin, J ^a   Martin, N ^a  

^a INSTITUT PIERRE SIMON LAPLACE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; RAIN;

RAINFALL RATES; SALINITY CHANGE; SALINITY GRADIENTS; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES; SHALLOW DEPTHS; SURFACE COOLING; SURFACE DRIFTER; TIME OF DAY; TROPICAL OCEAN; WEST AFRICA; WIND INTENSITY;

SALINITY MEASUREMENT;

COOLING; DRIFTER; RAINFALL; SEA SURFACE SALINITY; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; TROPICAL REGION; WIND FORCING;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (SOUTHWEST); WEST AFRICA;

EID: 84857758959     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JC007549     Document Type: Article

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