On spurious interactions among a mixed layer model, convective adjustment, and isopycnal mixing in ocean circulation models

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 127, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 1920-1927

  Oschlies, Andreas ^a,b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METEOROLOGY; MIXING LAYER; OCEAN;

MIXED LAYER; MIXING; OCEANIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL;

EID: 0032750668     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0493(1999)127<1920:OSIAAM>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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