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Surface Geostrophic Currents

Surface Geostrophic Currents is a geophysical fluid dynamics phenomenon representing a large-scale oceanic surface flow in which the balance between the Coriolis force and the horizontal pressure gradient force results in motion parallel to the sea surface height contours.

352

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21.5K

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867

Authors

336

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2017–2026

54

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Surface Geostrophic Flow

Parents

Publications

352

On the total geostrophic circulation of the South Pacific Ocean: Flow patterns, tracers and transports

Joseph L. Reid · Progress In Oceanography · 1986 · 942 citations

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Diagnostic Model and Analysis of the Surface Currents in the Tropical Pacific Ocean

Fabrice Bonjean, Gary Lagerloef · Journal of Physical Oceanography · 2002 · 885 citations · Full text

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HF radio measurements of surface currents

Robert H. Stewart, Joseph W. Joy · Deep Sea Research and Oceanographic Abstracts · 1974 · 542 citations

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Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Zeng‐Zhen Hu, Arun Kumar · 2015 · 504 citations

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Beyond GOCE for the ocean circulation estimate: Synergetic use of altimetry, gravimetry, and in situ data provides new insight into geostrophic and Ekman currents

Marie‐Hélène Rio, Sandrine Mulet, Nicolas Picot · Geophysical Research Letters · 2014 · 422 citations · Full text

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Authors

867

  1. MR
    Marie‐Hélène Rio

    Collecte Localisation Satellites (France), France

    8 publications · 736 citations

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  2. JL
    Joseph L. Reid

    Scripps Institution of Oceanography, United States

    6 publications · 1.8K citations

    6

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  3. RP
    Ray Peterson

    Scripps Institution of Oceanography, United States

    5 publications · 366 citations

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  4. PP
    Pierre‐Marie Poulain

    National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics, Italy

    5 publications · 515 citations

    5

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  5. SM
    Sandrine Mulet

    Collecte Localisation Satellites (France), France

    5 publications · 635 citations

    5

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Institutions

336

  1. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    16 h-index

    45 publications

    2.2K citations

  2. Scripps Institution of Oceanography

    La Jolla, United States

    15 h-index

    26 publications

    3.9K citations

  3. Institut de Recherche pour le Développement

    Marseille, France

    12 h-index

    29 publications

    1.2K citations

  4. Collecte Localisation Satellites (France)

    Ramonville-Saint-Agne, France

    11 h-index

    23 publications

    1.9K citations

  5. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

    Falmouth, United States

    11 h-index

    19 publications

    1K citations

  6. NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory

    Seattle, United States

    10 h-index

    17 publications

    683 citations

  7. Ifremer

    Brest, France

    10 h-index

    19 publications

    1.5K citations

  8. Universität Hamburg

    Hamburg, Germany

    9 h-index

    21 publications

    847 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

    JGR · 52 publications · 3.8K citations

    36

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  2. Journal of Physical Oceanography

    45 publications · 3.3K citations

    27

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  3. Geophysical Research Letters

    24 publications · 2.1K citations

    21

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  4. Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans

    22 publications · 1K citations

    18

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  5. Ocean Dynamics

    12 publications · 368 citations

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