Sensitivity of the GFDL modular ocean model to parameterization of double-diffusive processes

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 589-605

  Zhang, Jubao ^a,b   Schmitt, Raymond W ^a   Huang, Rui Xin ^a  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIRCULATION; DIFFUSION; MIXING; MODULAR OCEAN MODEL;

EID: 0031819017     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(1998)028<0589:SOTGMO>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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