Modeling deep ocean convection: Large eddy simulation in comparison with laboratory experiments

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 1786-1802

  Raasch, S ^a   Etling, D ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIRCULATION MODELING; DEEP WATER; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; OCEANIC CONVECTION;

EID: 0032457088     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(1998)028<1786:MDOCLE>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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