Global-scale water masses, meridional circulation, and heat transport simulated with a global isopycnal ocean model

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 96-120

  Hu, Dingming ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIRCULATION MODELLING; GLOBAL ISOPYCNAL OCEAN MODEL; HEAT TRANSPORT; MERIDIONAL CIRCULATION; WATER MASSES;

EID: 0030911635     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(1997)027<0096:GSWMMC>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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