An OGCM study for the TOGA decade. Part II: Barrier-layer formation and variability

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1089-1106

  Vialard, Jérôme ^a   Delecluse, Pascale ^a  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVECTION; CIRCULATION MODELING; OCEANIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; SALINITY; STRATIFICATION; TOGA-COARE;

PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0032439692     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(1998)028<1089:AOSFTT>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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