Effects of locally enhanced vertical diffusivity over rough bathymetry on the world ocean circulation

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 104, Issue C10, 1999, Pages 23367-23374

  Hasumi, Hiroyasu ^a   Suginohara, Nobuo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTTOM TOPOGRAPHY; CIRCULATION MODELING; DIFFUSIVITY; GLOBAL OCEAN; OCEANIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT; VERTICAL MIXING;

EID: 0033569017     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999jc900191     Document Type: Article

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