On the mixing coefficient in the parameterization of bolus velocity

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 2442-2456

  Bryan, Kirk ^a   Dukowicz, John K ^b   Smith, Richard D ^b  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIRCULATION MODELING; MESOSCALE EDDY; MIXING; PARAMETERIZATION; VELOCITY;

EID: 0033382520     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(1999)029<2442:OTMCIT>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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