Vortex stretching and bottom torques in the Bryan-Cox ocean circulation model

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 104, Issue C10, 1999, Pages 23545-23563

  Bell, Michael J ^a  

^a MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTTOM PRESSURE; CIRCULATION MODELING; OCEANIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; VORTICITY;

(NORTH); ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 0033569043     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999jc900064     Document Type: Article

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