Peter C. Chu

Distinguished Professor and Chair

Department of Oceanography
Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA  93943

P Vector Inverse Method

(11) Chu, P.C., 2018:  World ocean isopycnal level absolute geostrophic velocity (WOIL-V) inverted from GDEM with the P-Vector method. MDPI Data, 3 (1), 1; doi:10.3390/data3010001.

(10) Chu, P.C., and C. W. Fan, 2017: Synoptic monthly gridded global and regional four dimensional WOD and GTSPP (T, S, u, v) fields with the optimal spectral decomposition (OSD) and P-vector methods. Geoscience Data Journal, 4, 50-71, https://doi.org/10.1002/gdj3.48. Top Downloaded Article 2017-2018

(9) Chu, P.C., and C.W. Fan, 2015: Absolute geostrophic velocity inverted from World Ocean Atlas 2013 (WOAV13) with the P-vector method. Geoscience Data Journal, 2, 78-82, doi: 10.1002/gdj3.31.

(8) Yuan, D-L, Z-C Zhang, P. C. Chu, and W. K. Dewar, 2014: Geostrophic circulation in the tropical north Pacific Ocean based on Argo profiles. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 44, 558-574.

(7) Zhang, Z.C., D.L. Yuan, and P.C. Chu, 2013: Geostrophic meridional transport in tropical Northwest Pacific based on Argo profiles. Chinese Journal of Oceanology and Limnology, 31 (3), 656-664.

(6) Chu, P.C., and C.W. Fan, 2007: An inverse model for calculation of global volume transport from wind and hydrographic data. Journal of Marine Systems, 65, 376-399.

(5) Chu, P.C., J. Lan, and C.W. Fan, 2001: Japan/East Sea (JES) circulation and thermohaline structure, Part 2, A variational P-vector method. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 31, 2886-2902.

(4) Chu, P.C., 2000: P-vector spirals and determination of absolute velocities. Journal of Oceanography, 56, 591-599.

(3) Chu, P.C., and R.F. Li, 2000: South China Sea isopycnal surface circulations. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 30, 2419-2438.

(2) Chu, P.C., C.W. Fan, and W.J. Cai, 1998: P vector method evaluated using modular ocean model (MOM). Journal of Oceanography, 54, 185-198.

(1) Chu, P.C., 1995: P-vector method for determining absolute velocity from hydrographic data. Marine Technology Society Journal, 29 (2), 3-14.