Fully Lagrangian floats in Labrador Sea deep convection: Comparison of numerical and experimental results

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 493-510

  Harcourt, Ramsey R ^a   Steffen, Elizabeth L ^a   Garwood, Roland W ^a   D'Asaro, Eric A ^a  

^a NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DRAG; HEAT FLUX; KINETIC ENERGY; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; TURBULENCE;

POTENTIAL TEMPERATURE VARIANCE;

SEAWATER;

CONVECTION; HEAT FLUX; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; MIXED LAYER; NUMERICAL MODEL; WATER MASS;

LABRADOR SEA;

EID: 0036478861     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(2002)032<0493:FLFILS>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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