Sea level trend and variability around Peninsular Malaysia

Ocean Science

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 617-628

  Luu, Q H ^a   Tkalich, P ^a   Tay, T W ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; CORRELATION; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; ESTIMATION METHOD; LA NINA; MONSOON; SATELLITE ALTIMETRY; SATELLITE DATA; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SEASONAL VARIATION; TIDE GAUGE;

INDIAN OCEAN; MALAYSIA; PACIFIC OCEAN; STRAIT OF MALACCA; WEST MALAYSIA;

EID: 84938593479     PISSN: 18120784     EISSN: 18120792     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/os-11-617-2015     Document Type: Article

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