Evaluation of OSCAR ocean surface current product in the tropical Indian Ocean using in situ data

Journal of Earth System Science

Volumn 122, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 187-199

  Sikhakolli, Rajesh ^a   Sharma, Rashmi ^a   Basu, Sujit ^a   Gohil, B S ^a   Sarkar, Abhijit ^a   Prasad, K V S R ^b  

^a Indian Space Research Organization Space Application Centre   (India)

^b ANDHRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Buoy currents; Drifter data; Indian Ocean circulation; Ocean surface current; Remote sensing

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION; DATA PROCESSING; FOURIER TRANSFORM; KINETIC ENERGY; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; OCEANIC CURRENT; REAL TIME; SATELLITE DATA;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN (TROPICAL);

EID: 84875403711     PISSN: 02534126     EISSN: 0973774X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12040-012-0258-7     Document Type: Article

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