The CORA dataset: Validation and diagnostics of in-situ ocean temperature and salinity measurements

Ocean Science

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-18

  Cabanes, C ^a,g   Grouazel, A ^a   Von Schuckmann, K ^b   Hamon, M ^c   Turpin, V ^d   Coatanoan, C ^d   Paris, F ^d   Guinehut, S ^e   Boone, C ^e   Ferry, N ^f   De Boyer Montegut C ^c   Carval, T ^d   Reverdin, G ^b   Pouliquen, S ^c   Le Traon, P Y ^c  

^a STATION DE RADIOASTRONOMIE DE NANÇAY   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c Centre Bretagne   (France)

^d IFREMER   (France)

^e CLS   (France)

^f MERCATOR OCÉAN   (France)

^g INSTITUT UNIVERSITAIRE EUROPÉEN DE LA MER   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORIOLIS FORCE; DATA SET; GLOBAL OCEAN; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; MODEL VALIDATION; QUALITY CONTROL; SEA SURFACE SALINITY; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TEMPORAL PERIOD;

EID: 84872230259     PISSN: 18120784     EISSN: 18120792     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/os-9-1-2013     Document Type: Article

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