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The Leeuwin Current

Australian Ocean Data Network
Collins, Lindsay (Point of contact) Featherstone, William, Professor (Point of contact) Gagnon, M.M. (Point of contact) HD Shortland-Jones (Point of contact) Kingham, Andrew (Point of contact)
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Satellite altimetry, a regional geoid model and the CARS climatology model were used to study the Leeuwin Current offshore Western Australia. Re-tracking is needed to get the best sea-surface heights close to the coasts and geoid models are still in need of refinement.

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Statement: Original record compiled for the Western Australian Marine Science Institution (WAMSI), Project 3.8, 2008. Originally sourced from several databases compiled by WA DEC Marine Science Branch of projects relevant to the marine parks of WA. Variable metadata information was available.

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Will Featherstone
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Xiaoli Deng: Newcastle University
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Richard Coleman: University of Tasmania (UTAS)
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Ken Ridgeway: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
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Cheinway Hwang (Taiwan)
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Philippa Berry (UK)

Modified: 06 2008

Data time period: 2004-01-01

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text: westlimit=113; southlimit=-24.5; eastlimit=117.5; northlimit=-20

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Dynamic Ocean Topography | EARTH SCIENCE | Marine Features (Australia) | Leeuwin Current | OCEANS | Sea Surface Height | SEA SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY | Satellite Altimetry | Solid Earth | Geodetics/gravity | oceans |

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