a powerful constraint for ocean models as well as
ocean–atmosphere-coupled models for simulation
and prediction of the global environment.
Acknowledgements
The research described in the paper was carried
out by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California
Institute of Technology, under contract with the
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Support from the TOPEX/POSEIDON Project is
acknowledged.
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