Specification of eddy transfer coefficients in coarse-resolution ocean circulation models

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 381-402

  Visbeck, Martin ^a,b   Marshall, John ^b   Haine, Tom ^b   Spall, Mike ^c  

^a Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDDY FLUX; OGCM; TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS;

EID: 0030767621     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(1997)027<0381:SOETCI>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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