A turbulent bottom boundary layer code for use in numerical ocean models

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1221-1238

  Killworth, Peter D ^a   Edwards, Neil R ^a  

^a NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC BOUNDARY LAYER; CIRCULATION MODELING; OCEANIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; TURBULENT BOUNDARY LAYER;

EID: 0032724098     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(1999)029<1221:ATBBLC>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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