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Bhaskaran et al. 1993
Bhaskaran, S., Lagerloef, G.S.E., Born, G.H., Emery, W.J. and Leben, R.R. (1993). Variability in the Gulf of Alaska from Geosat altimetry data. Journal of Geophysical Research 98. doi: 10.1029/93JC00935. issn: 0148-0227.

Satellite altimetry was used to examine annual and interannual variability in the Gulf of Alaska region. Crossover data from the Geosat Geodetic Mission (GM) and collinear data from the Exact Repeat Mission (ERM) were processed separately to form sea surface height anomalies at grid points. The time series from the GM and ERM were then combined to produce a 3.75-year data set. The time series from the ERM data set agreed fairly well with hydrographic dynamic heights at several locations, with an average correlation of 0.70 between the two data sets. The combined and ERM altimetric data sets were analyzed using empirical orthogonal functions (EOFs). These revealed variability that occurs primarily on annual and interannual time scales. A comparison with EOF analysis of the atmospheric pressure field during the same time periods showed that the annual variation in pressure seemed to be reflected in both the combined and ERM altimetric data sets. The amplitude time series of the first mode in the combined data set was very similar to the North Pacific pressure index during the 1985--1989 time frame. The maximum correlation was at a lag of 250 days. Finally, an interannual mode was present in all three data sets which was closely linked to the baroclinic variations measured by the hydrographic data. ¿ American Geophysical Union 1993

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Oceanography, Physical, Sea level variations
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Journal of Geophysical Research
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