On the seasonal mixed layer simulated by a basin-scale ocean model and the Mellor-Yamada turbulence scheme

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 105, Issue C7, 2000, Pages 16843-16855

  Ezer, Tal ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MIXED LAYER; SEASONALITY; TURBULENCE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 0033670770     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000jc900088     Document Type: Article

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