The NCAR climate system model global ocean component

Journal of Climate

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1287-1306

  Gent, Peter R ^a   Bryan, Frank O ^a   Danabasoglu, Gokhan ^a   Doney, Scott C ^a   Holland, William R ^a   Large, William G ^a   McWilliams, James C ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CLIMATE SYSTEM MODEL; GLOBAL OCEAN COMPONENT OF;

EID: 0031666827     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(1998)011<1287:TNCSMG>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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