Validation of salinity data from surface drifters

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 967-983

  Reverdin, Gilles ^a   Morisset, S ^a   Boutin, J ^a   Martin, N ^a   Sena Martins, M ^b   Gaillard, F ^c   Blouch, P ^d   Rolland, J ^d   Font, J ^e   Salvador, J ^e   Fernandez P ^e   Stammer, D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^c Centre Bretagne   (France)

^d Centre de Météorologie Marine CMM Météo France   (France)

^e INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

Author keywords

Buoy observations; Data quality control; Surface layer; Surface observations

Indexed keywords

ANTIFOULING PAINT; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; SOIL MOISTURE; TROPICS;

BUOY OBSERVATIONS; DATA QUALITY CONTROL; SOIL MOISTURE AND OCEAN SALINITY (SMOS); SURFACE DRIFTER; SURFACE LAYERS; SURFACE OBSERVATION; SURFACE VELOCITY; TEMPERATURE JUMP;

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYS;

DATA BUOY; DATA QUALITY; DRIFTER; QUALITY CONTROL; SALINITY; SURFACE LAYER;

SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 84898856810     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: 15200426     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JTECH-D-13-00158.1     Document Type: Article

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