Application of satellite altimetry to ocean circulation studies: 1987--1994

Lee-Lueng Fu

Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California

Robert E. Cheney

National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,
Silver Spring, Maryland

• 1. Introduction
• 2. The Western Boundary Currents
• 3. The Tropical Oceans
  • The Tropical Pacific Ocean
  • The Tropical Indian Ocean
  • The Tropical Atlantic Ocean
• 4. The Mesoscale Eddies
• 5. The Large-Scale Variability
• 6. The General Circulation
• 7. Data Assimilation
• 8. Conclusions and Outlook
• References