Extending the k-ω turbulence model towards oceanic applications

Ocean Modelling

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 195-218

  Umlauf, L ^a   Burchard, H ^b   Hutter, K ^c  

^a LHE   (Switzerland)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR BALTIC SEA RESEARCH   (Germany)

^c DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREAKING WAVE; HYDRODYNAMICS; NUMERICAL MODEL; TURBULENCE;

EID: 0037221007     PISSN: 14635003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1463-5003(02)00039-2     Document Type: Article

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