Comparison of near-surface mean and eddy flows from two numerical models of the South Atlantic Ocean

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 106, Issue C8, 2001, Pages 16857-16867

  Penduff, Thierry ^a,b   Barnier, Bernard ^a,c   Béranger, Karine ^a,c   Verron, Jacques ^a,c  

^a LEGI   (France)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIRCULATION MODELING; EDDY; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; SURFACE WATER;

(SOUTH); ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 0034819487     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000jc000519     Document Type: Review

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