A numerical model of mesoscale frontal instabilities and plankton dynamics - I. Model formulation and initial experiments

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 1261-1301

  Spall, S A ^a   Richards, K J ^a  

^a NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PUMP; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; INSTABILITY; NUMERICAL MODEL; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; OCEANIC FRONT;

EID: 0034017193     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0967-0637(99)00081-3     Document Type: Article

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