An extended variable-grid global ocean circulation model and its preliminary results of the equatorial Pacific circulation

Acta Oceanologica Sinica

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 23-30

  Fang, Guohong ^a   Wei, Zexun ^a   Wang, Yonggang ^b,c   Chen, Haiying ^a,b,c   Wang, Xinyi ^a  

^a FIRST INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Abyssal western boundary current; Equatorial Pacific; Global ocean circulation model; Lower deep western boundary current; Variable grid; Zonal currents

Indexed keywords

ABYSSAL CIRCULATION; BOUNDARY CURRENT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; WATER DEPTH; ZONAL FLOW;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (EQUATORIAL); PACIFIC OCEAN (TROPICAL); SOUTH CHINA SEA;

EID: 11144224186     PISSN: 0253505X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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