Sea surface salinity structure of the meandering Gulf Stream revealed by SMOS sensor

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 3141-3148

  Reul, N ^a   Chapron, B ^a   Lee, T ^b   Donlon, C ^c   Boutin, J ^d   Alory, G ^e  

^a IFREMER   (France)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITÉ PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE   (France)

^e UNIVERSITÉ PAUL SABATIER   (France)

Author keywords

Gulf Stream; multisensor synergy; rings and meanders; sea surface salinity; seasonal variability; SMOS

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; SEA LEVEL; SOIL MOISTURE;

GULF STREAM; MULTI SENSOR; SEA SURFACE SALINITY; SEASONAL VARIABILITY; SMOS;

OCEAN CURRENTS;

CHLOROPHYLL; COVARIANCE ANALYSIS; SATELLITE SENSOR; SEA SURFACE HEIGHT; SEA SURFACE SALINITY; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SMOS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTHWEST); CANADA; GULF STREAM; NOVA SCOTIA;

EID: 84901931189     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: 19448007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2014GL059215     Document Type: Article

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