Multi-scale modeling of the North Pacific Ocean: Assessment and analysis of simulated basin-scale variability (1996-2003)

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 110, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1-20

  Curchitser, Enrique N ^a   Haidvogel, Dale B ^b   Hermann, Albert J ^c   Dobbins, Elizabeth L ^c   Powell, Thomas M ^d   Kaplan, Alexey ^a  

^a Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OCEANIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL;

EID: 30344487894     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JC002902     Document Type: Article

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