Satellite altimetry applications off the coasts of North America

Coastal Altimetry

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 417-451

  Emery, W J ^a   Strub, T ^b   Leben, R ^a   Foreman, M ^c   McWilliams, J C ^d   Han, G ^e   Ladd, C ^f   Ueno, H ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c INSTITUTE OF OCEAN SCIENCES   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e NORTHWEST ATLANTIC FISHERIES CENTRE   (Canada)

^f NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^g JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

California Current; Gulf of Mexico; Gulf Stream; Labrador Current; Loop Current; Satellite altimetry; U.S. coasts

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865501583     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-12796-0_16     Document Type: Chapter

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