The NRL Layered Global Ocean Model (NLOM) with an embedded mixed layer submodel: Formulation and tuning

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1601-1615

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

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEAT FLUX; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OCEAN CURRENTS; SEAWATER; STATISTICAL METHODS; THERMAL EXPANSION;

ATMOSPHERIC FORCING;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

HEAT FLUX; MIXED LAYER; OCEANIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0346602696     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0426(2003)020<1601:TNLGOM>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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