Why are eddy fluxes of potential vorticity difficult to parameterize?

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 142-155

  Wilson, Chris ^a   Williams, Richard G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OCEAN CURRENTS; STATISTICAL METHODS; VORTEX FLOW;

EDDY FLUXES; POTENTIAL VORTICITY (PV);

OCEANOGRAPHY;

EDDY; OCEANOGRAPHY; VORTICITY;

EDDY; PARAMETERIZATION; PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHY; VORTICITY;

EID: 1342330268     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(2004)034<0142:WAEFOP>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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