An intercomparison of a Bryan-Cox-type ocean model and an isopycnic ocean model. Part II: The subtropical gyre and meridional heat transport

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 1528-1551

  Marsh, Robert ^a   Roberts, Malcolm J ^b   Wood, Richard A ^b   New, Adrian L ^a  

^a NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATLANTIC ISOPYCNIC MODEL; CIRCULATION MODELLING; HADLEY CENTRE BRYAN-COX-TYPE OCEAN MODEL; MERIDIONAL HEAT TRANSPORT; SUBTROPICAL GYRE;

EID: 0030430821     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(1996)026<1528:AIOABC>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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