Uncertainties due to transport-parameter sensitivity in an efficient 3-D ocean-climate model

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 415-433

  Edwards, Neil R ^a   Marsh, Robert ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

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ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN SYSTEM; MODELING;

EID: 16344377940     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-004-0508-8     Document Type: Article

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