Near-surface variability of temperature and salinity in the near-tropical ocean: Observations from profiling floats

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 119, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 7433-7448

  Anderson, Jessica E ^a   Riser, Stephen C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

diurnal; near surface; salinity; temperature; upper ocean

Indexed keywords

DIURNAL VARIATION; MEASUREMENT METHOD; MOORING SYSTEM; PROFILER; SEA SURFACE SALINITY; SENSOR; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; TRMM;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 84915746100     PISSN: 21699275     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2014JC010112     Document Type: Article

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