A simplified general circulation model for a baroclinic ocean with topography. Part I: Theory, waves, and wind-driven circulations

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 33, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 2719-2737

  Olbers, Dirk ^a   Eden, Carsten ^b  

^a ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW OF WATER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POTENTIAL ENERGY; SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY; WATER WAVES; WIND EFFECTS;

VORTICITY;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

BAROCLINIC MOTION; BOTTOM TOPOGRAPHY; OCEANIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; WIND-DRIVEN CIRCULATION;

EID: 1642497493     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(2003)033<2719:ASGCMF>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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