Performance of four turbulence closure models implemented using a generic length scale method

Ocean Modelling

Volumn 8, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 81-113

  Warner, John C ^a   Sherwood, Christopher R ^a   Arango, Hernan G ^b   Signell, Richard P ^c  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATO UNDERSEA RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ocean modeling; Sediment transport; Turbulence closure

Indexed keywords

PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; TURBULENCE;

EID: 3242879518     PISSN: 14635003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ocemod.2003.12.003     Document Type: Article

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