Altimeter observations of sea-level variability off the west coast of North America
- 1 April 2004
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in International Journal of Remote Sensing
- Vol. 25 (7-8) , 1303-1306
- https://doi.org/10.1080/01431160310001592210
Abstract
A combination of careful harmonic analysis and high-resolution numerical modelling of tides in altimeter data from TOPEX/Poseidon and ERS-2 satellites allows detailed calculation of seasonal and interannual variability of sea level in coastal areas of the north-east Pacific Ocean. These calculations show large changes in sea level in marginal seas during the 1997–8 El Niño and La Niña events, as well as providing information on the origin and life cycle of large anticyclonic eddies, observed to be generated off the west coast of Canada.Keywords
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