An eddy-permitting model of the Atlantic circulation: Evaluating open boundary conditions

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 106, Issue C10, 2001, Pages 22115-22129

  Treguier, A M ^a,g   Barnier, B ^b,e   De Miranda, A P ^b,e   Molines, J M ^b,e   Grima, N ^c,f   Imbard, M ^d   Madec, G ^d   Messager, C ^b   Reynaud, T ^a,g   Michel, S ^a,g  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^c Inst Devmt Ressources Info Sci   (France)

^d SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^e LEGI   (France)

^f CNRS IDRIS   (France)

^g Centre Bretagne   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; HEAT FLUX; OCEANIC CIRCULATION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 0035162214     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000jc000376     Document Type: Review

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