Climatological SST and MLD predictions from a global layered ocean model with an embedded mixed layer

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1616-1632

  Kara, A Birol ^a   Wallcraft, Alan J ^a   Hurlburt, Harley E ^a  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEAT FLUX; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SEAWATER; SOLAR RADIATION; STATISTICAL METHODS; THERMODYNAMICS;

SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE (SST);

OCEANOGRAPHY;

GLOBAL OCEAN; MIXED LAYER; OCEANIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0346217002     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0426(2003)020<1616:CSAMPF>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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