An in situ-satellite blended analysis of global sea surface salinity

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 119, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 6140-6160

  Xie, P ^a   Boyer, T ^a   Bayler, E ^b   Xue, Y ^a   Byrne, D ^a   Reagan, J ^a,c   Locarnini, R ^a   Sun, F ^a   Joyce, R ^a   Kumar, A ^a  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquarius; freshwater; in situ; salinity; satellite; SMOS

Indexed keywords

EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; GLOBAL OCEAN; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; NOAA SATELLITE; SEA SURFACE SALINITY; SMOS;

EID: 84915820508     PISSN: 21699275     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2014JC010046     Document Type: Article

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