On the Transition from Profile Altimeter to Swath Altimeter for Observing Global Ocean Surface Topography
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0739-0572,1520-0426
DOI: 10.1175/jtech-d-13-00109.1