Approach to equilibrium in accelerated global oceanic models

Journal of Climate

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1092-1110

  Danabasoglu, Gokhan ^a   Mcwilliams, James C ^a   Large, William G ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION METHOD; EQUILIBRIUM; OCEAN/ATMOSPHERE MODEL; OGCM; TIME STEPS;

EID: 0029811516     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(1996)009<1092:ATEIAG>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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