Using a random displacement model to simulate turbulent particle motion in a baroclinic frontal zone: A new implementation scheme and model performance tests

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 60, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 365-380

  North, E W ^a   Hood, R R ^a   Chao, S Y ^a   Sanford, L P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological physical interactions; Fronts; Lagrangian particle tracking modeling; Mathematical models

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT MODELS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; HYDRODYNAMICS; LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS; MARINE BIOLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TURBULENCE;

BIOLOGICAL-PHYSICAL INTERACTIONS; FRONTS; LAGRANGIAN PARTICLE-TRACKING MODELING;

RANDOM PROCESSES;

BAROCLINIC MODE; DIFFUSIVITY; INTERPOLATION; LAGRANGIAN ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARTICLE MOTION; PLANKTON; TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 33646400556     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2005.08.003     Document Type: Article

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