Simulations of the Atlantic Ocean with a free surface sigma coordinate ocean model

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 102, Issue C7, 1997, Pages 15647-15657

  Ezer, Tal ^a   Mellor, George L ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIRCULATION MODELLING; FREE SURFACE SIGMA COORDINATE; HEAT TRANSFER;

ATLANTIC; GREENLAND SEA;

EID: 0030666629     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97JC00984     Document Type: Article

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