Mixed boundary conditions versus coupling with an energy-moisture balance model for a zonally averaged ocean climate model

Journal of Climate

Volumn 10, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 2412-2430

  Bjornsson, H ^a   Mysak, L A ^a   Schmidt, G A ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE/OCEAN COUPLING; ENERGY BALANCE; MARINE BOUNDARY LAYER; MOISTURE BALANCE; OCEANIC THERMOHALINE CIRCULATION;

EID: 0031428545     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(1997)010<2412:MBCVCW>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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