A general pressure gradient formulation for ocean models. Part II: Energy, momentum, and bottom torque consistency

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 126, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 3231-3247

  Song, Y Tony ^a   Wright, Daniel G ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b BEDFORD INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN COUPLING; PRESSURE GRADIENT;

EID: 0033036333     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0493(1998)126<3231:AGPGFF>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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