On the wind-driven circulation of the uncoupled and coupled NCAR climate system ocean model

Journal of Climate

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1442-1454

  Danabasoglu, Gokhan ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

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CLIMATE SYSTEM MODEL; WIND-DRIVEN CIRCULATION;

EID: 0031661951     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(1998)011<1442:OTWDCO>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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