Global surface eddy diffusivities derived from satellite altimetry

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 118, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 901-916

  Abernathey, R P ^a,b   Marshall, J ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; INVERSE PROBLEMS;

EDDY DIFFUSIVITIES; INVERSE METHODS; MIXING PROCESS; PASSIVE TRACERS; SATELLITE ALTIMETRY; SEA SURFACE HEIGHT; TROPICAL OCEAN; WESTERN BOUNDARY CURRENTS;

MIXING;

BOUNDARY CURRENT; DIFFUSIVITY; EDDY; INVERSE ANALYSIS; LAGRANGIAN ANALYSIS; MERIDIONAL CIRCULATION; MIXING; SATELLITE ALTIMETRY; TRACER;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (EAST); SOUTHERN OCEAN;

EID: 84878899708     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jgrc.20066     Document Type: Article

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