Seasonal variability of the Red Sea, from satellite gravity, radar altimetry, and in situ observations

Seasonal variations of sea surface height (SSH) and mass within the Red Sea are caused mostly by exchange of heat with the atmosphere and by flow through the strait opening into the Gulf of Aden to the south. That flow involves a net mass transfer into the Red Sea during fall and out during spring,...

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Main Authors: Wahr, John (Author), Smeed, David A. (Author), Leuliette, Eric (Author), Swenson, Sean (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2014-08.
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