A comparison of two vertical-mixing schemes in a Pacific Ocean general circulation model

Journal of Climate

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 1377-1398

  Li, X ^a   Chao, Y ^a   McWilliams, J C ^a   Fu, L L ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

PARAMETERIZATION;

CLIMATOLOGY;

OCEANIC CIRCULATION; OCEANIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; VERTICAL MIXING;

(EQUATORIAL EAST); PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0035298047     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(2001)014<1377:ACOTVM>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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