Eddy parametrization and the oceanic response to idealized global warming

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 417-428

  Power, S B ^a   Hirst, A C ^b  

^a BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY RESEARCH CENTRE   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; EDDIES; EDDY; GLOBAL WARMING; OCEANIC GCM; OCEANIC RESPONSE; OGCM; PARAMETRIZATION SCHEMES;

EID: 0031411453     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003820050174     Document Type: Article

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