Impacts of shortwave penetration depth on large-scale ocean circulation and heat transport

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1103-1119

  Sweeney, Colm ^a   Gnanadesikan, Anand ^b   Griffies, Stephen M ^b   Harrison, Matthew J ^b   Rosati, Anthony J ^b   Samuels, Bonita L ^b  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEAT FLUX; IRRADIATION; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

EQUATOR; MODULAR OCEAN MODELS (MOM); PENETRATION DEPTHS; TROPICAL REGIONS;

HEAT TRANSFER;

HEAT TRANSFER; OCEANIC CIRCULATION;

EID: 23044508747     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JPO2740.1     Document Type: Article

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