CANDIE: A new version of the DieCAST ocean circulation model

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1414-1432

  Sheng, Jinyu ^a   Wright, Daniel G ^b   Greatbatch, Richard J ^a   Dietrich, David E ^c  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b BEDFORD INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Canada)

^c MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIRCULATION MODELING; OCEANIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL;

EID: 0001547838     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0426(1998)015<1414:CANVOT>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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