The stability of NADWF under mixed boundary conditions with an improved diagnosed freshwater flux

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1081-1087

  Cai, Wenju ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEEP WATER FORMATION; FRESHWATER FLUX; MIXED BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; NORTH ATLANTIC DEEP WATER; OGCM;

EID: 0029854511     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(1996)026<1081:TSONUM>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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