Manifestation of two meddies in altimetry and sea-surface temperature

Ocean Science

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 249-259

  Bashmachnikov, I ^a   Boutov, D ^a   Dias, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC DOPPLER CURRENT PROFILER; ALTIMETRY; ANTICYCLONE; ARGO; EDDY; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; AZORES CURRENT; IBERIAN BASIN;

EID: 84879839880     PISSN: 18120784     EISSN: 18120792     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/os-9-249-2013     Document Type: Article

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