On the effect of topographically enhanced mixing on the global ocean circulation

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 826-834

  Saenko, Oleg A ^a   Merryfield, W J ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OCEANOGRAPHY; VORTEX FLOW; WATER;

ANTARCTIC CIRCUMPOLAR CURRENTS; BOTTOM-WATER CIRCULATION; DIAPYCNAL MIXING; PACIFIC OCEAN;

OCEAN CURRENTS;

GLOBAL OCEAN; MIXING; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; TOPOGRAPHY;

EID: 21844465957     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JPO2722.1     Document Type: Article

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