Sensitivity to surface forcing and boundary layer mixing in a global ocean model: Annual-mean climatology

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 2418-2447

  Large, William G ^a   Danabasoglu, Gokhan ^a   Doney, Scott C ^a   Mcwilliams, James C ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0001413417     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(1997)027<2418:STSFAB>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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