On the numerical implementation of advection schemes for use in conjunction with various mixing parameterizations in the GFDL ocean model

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 369-377

  Weaver, Andrew J ^a   Eby, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVECTION; GFOL OCEAN MODEL; ISOPYCNICS; MESOSCALE EDDIES; MIXING PROCESSES;

EID: 0030752146     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(1997)027<0369:OTNIOA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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