From satellite altimetry to Argo and operational oceanography: Three revolutions in oceanography

Ocean Science

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 901-915

  Le Traon, P Y ^a  

^a MERCATOR OCÉAN   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGO; DATA ASSIMILATION; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; OCEANOGRAPHY; SATELLITE ALTIMETRY; SEA LEVEL; TOPEX-POSEIDON;

EID: 84887692737     PISSN: 18120784     EISSN: 18120792     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/os-9-901-2013     Document Type: Article

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