An investigation of the general circulation of the Arctic Ocean using an isopycnal model

Tellus, Series A: Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 138-157

  Holland, David M ^a,c   Mysak, Lawrence A ^a   Oberhuber, Josef M ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b German Climate Computing Centre   (Germany)

^c Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIRCULATION MODELLING; DENSITY SURFACES; ISOPYCNAL MODEL;

ARCTIC OCEAN;

EID: 0029773181     PISSN: 02806495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/tellusa.v48i1.12044     Document Type: Article

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