ECBILT: A dynamic alternative to mixed boundary conditions in ocean models

Tellus, Series A: Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 348-367

  Opsteegh, J D ^a   Haarsma, R J ^a   Selten, F M ^a   Kattenberg, A ^a  

^a ROYAL NETHERLANDS METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE KNMI   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYER; CIRCULATION; GCM; OCEAN;

EID: 0031693069     PISSN: 02806495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/tellusa.v50i3.14524     Document Type: Article

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