A reduced grid for a parallel global ocean general circulation model

Ocean Modelling

Volumn 2, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 85-107

  Wickett, M E ^a   Duffy, P B ^a   Rodrigue, G ^b  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ocean modeling; Reduced grid; Spherical grid

Indexed keywords

EID: 0012201932     PISSN: 14635003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1463-5003(00)00008-1     Document Type: Article

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