Use of salinity to improve ocean modeling

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth

Volumn 23, Issue 5-6, 1998, Pages 543-553

  Reynolds, Richard W ^a   Ji, M ^a   Leetmaa, A ^a  

^a CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Circulation modeling; Oceanic circulation; Salinity; Upper ocean

Indexed keywords

CIRCULATION MODELING; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; SALINITY; UPPER OCEAN;

EID: 0032452104     PISSN: 00791946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0079-1946(98)00068-8     Document Type: Article

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