Time step sensitivity and accelerated spinup of an ocean GCM with a complex mixing scheme

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 482-495

  Wood, Richard A ^a  

^a MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0006986997     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0426(1998)015<0482:TSSAAS>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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