Improved representation of upper-ocean dynamics and mixed layer depths in a model of the North Atlantic on switching from eddy-permitting to eddy-resolving grid resolution

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 2277-2298

  Oschlies, Andreas ^a  

^a GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDDY CURRENTS; ENERGY TRANSFER; HEAT TRANSFER; MASS TRANSFER; POTENTIAL ENERGY; THERMAL STRATIFICATION;

TOPOGRAPHIES;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

HEAT FLUX; KINETIC ENERGY; MIXED LAYER; UPPER OCEAN; VOLUME TRANSPORT;

(NORTH); ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 0036672453     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(2002)032<2277:IROUOD>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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