SMOS reveals the signature of Indian Ocean Dipole events

Ocean Dynamics

Volumn 63, Issue 11-12, 2013, Pages 1203-1212

  Durand, Fabien ^a   Alory, Gaël ^a   Dussin, Raphaël ^b   Reul, Nicolas ^c  

^a LEGOS   (France)

^b LEGI   (France)

^c Centre Bretagne   (France)

Author keywords

ARGO; ENSO; Indian Ocean Dipole; SMOS; SSS

Indexed keywords

ARGO; ENSO; INDIAN OCEAN DIPOLE; SMOS; SSS;

SOIL MOISTURE;

SURFACE WATERS;

ADVECTION; ANNUAL VARIATION; ARGO; CLIMATE VARIATION; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE DATA; SEA SURFACE SALINITY; SOIL MOISTURE; TIMESCALE;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN (TROPICAL);

EID: 84890552579     PISSN: 16167341     EISSN: 16167228     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10236-013-0660-y     Document Type: Article

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