Published By National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Issued almost 10 years ago
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This product contains near-surface current estimates, derived using quasi-linear and steady flow momentum equations. The horizontal velocity is directly estimated from sea surface height, surface vector wind and sea surface temperature, these data were collected from the various satellites and in site instruments (see processing methods). The model formulation combines geostrophic, Ekman and Stommel shear dynamics, and a complementary term from the surface buoyancy gradient