A model comparison: Numerical simulations of the north and equatorial Atlantic oceanic circulation in depth and isopycnic coordinates

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 1849-1867

  Chassignet, Eric P ^a   Smith, Linda T ^a   Bleck, Rainer ^a   Bryan, Frank O ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIRCULATION MODELLING; DEPTH/ISOPYCNIC COORDINATES; MODEL COMPARISON;

ATLANTIC, (EQUATORIAL); ATLANTIC, (NORTH);

EID: 0030439305     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(1996)026<1849:AMCNSO>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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