Isopycnal mixing and convective adjustment in an ocean general circulation model

Atmosphere - Ocean

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 495-511

  Gough, William A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 0031330274     PISSN: 07055900     EISSN: 14809214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07055900.1997.9649601     Document Type: Article

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