Impact of isopycnal mixing on the tropical ocean circulation

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 108, Issue 11, 2003, Pages

  Lengaigne, M ^a   Madec, G ^a   Menkes, C ^a   Alory, G ^b  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b OBSERVATOIRE MIDI PYRÉNÉES   (France)

Author keywords

Equatorial currents; Mixing parameterization; Tropical Pacific

Indexed keywords

ISOPYCNAL LAYER; MIXING; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; PARAMETERIZATION;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (TROPICAL);

EID: 1542286804     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002jc001704     Document Type: Article

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