A simple friction and diffusion scheme for planetary geostrophic basin models

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 186-194

  Samelson, R M ^a   Vallis, Geoffrey K ^b  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASINS; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; FLOW MODELLING; PLANETARY GEOSTROPHIC EQUATIONS;

EID: 0030918624     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(1997)027<0186:ASFADS>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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